Pygmy Raccoon
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Pygmy Raccoon

Procyon pygmaeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
93 Verified records at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Cozumel raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus) is a critically endangered species of island raccoon endemic on Cozumel Island off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. It is sometimes also called the pygmy raccoon, dwarf raccoon, Cozumel Island raccoon, and Cozumel raccoon bear. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Raccoon sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 93 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park

White-nosed Coati
LC Endemic

White-nosed Coati

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nasua narica

70–80% · Very likely
Margay
NT

Margay

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Leopardus wiedii

Insufficient data
Gray Fox
LC Endemic

Gray Fox

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pygmy Raccoon in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?

About 49% of wildlife watchers report a Pygmy Raccoon sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 93 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pygmy Raccoon in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Pygmy Raccoon in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in our monthly data.

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