Ringtail

Closest Relatives at Yosemite 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	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
2	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
3	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
4	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
5	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
6	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
7	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
8	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
10	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
11	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
12	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
13	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ringtail in Yosemite National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Ringtail sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ringtail in Yosemite National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Ringtail in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.