Jaguar

Panthera onca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Insufficient data

overall probability at Poás Volcano National Park

1 Verified records at Poás Volcano National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus Panthera that is native to the Americas. Its distinctively marked coat features pale yellow to tan colored fur covered by spots that transition to rosettes on the sides, although a melanistic black coat appears in some individuals. With a body length of up to 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and a weight of up to 158 kg (348 lb), it is the biggest cat species in the Americas and the third largest in the world. The jaguar's powerful bite allows it to pierce the carapaces of turtles and tortoises, and to employ an unusual killing method: it bites directly through the skull of mammalian prey between the ears to deliver a fatal blow to the brain. The modern jaguar's ancestors probably entered the Americas from Eurasia during the Early Pleistocene via the land bridge that once spanned the Bering Strait. The oldest jaguar fossils found in North America date to between 0.85 to 0.82 million years ago. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park

LC Endemic

Nasua narica

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Jaguar at Poás Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	80–90%
2	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	20–30%
3	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
4	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
5	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
6	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
7	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	10–20%
8	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
10	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
11	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	5–10%
12	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
13	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
14	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
15	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5–10%
16	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
17	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
18	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
19	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
20	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
21	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
22	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
23	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
24	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
25	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
26	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

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