Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyProcyonidae (Raccoons, Coatis, and Allies)
- GenusProcyon (Raccoons)
- SpeciesProcyon cancrivorus (Crab-eating Raccoon)
The crab-eating raccoon, southern raccoon, or South American raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) is a species of raccoon native to marshy and jungle areas of Central and South America (including Trinidad and Tobago). It is found from Costa Rica south through most areas of South America east of the Andes down to northern Argentina and Uruguay. Despite its name, this species does not feed exclusively on crabs, and the common raccoon also seeks and eats crabs where they are available. In the Tupi–Guarani languages, it is known as aguará or agoará popé. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Western Lowland Olingo
Bassaricyon medius
Tayra
Eira barbara
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
Coyote
Canis latrans
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Crab-eating Raccoon at Soberanía National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 16 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 18 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 19 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |