Neotropical Otter

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
2	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
5	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
6	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
7	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
8	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
9	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
10	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
11	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
12	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
13	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Neotropical Otter in Yasuní National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Neotropical Otter sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Neotropical Otter in Yasuní National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Neotropical Otter in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.