Crab-eating Raccoon
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Crab-eating Raccoon

Procyon cancrivorus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tijuca National Park
6 Verified records at Tijuca National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Crab-eating Raccoon sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tijuca National Park

South American Coati
LC

South American Coati

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Nasua nasua

40–50% · Likely
Falkland Fur Seal
LC

Falkland Fur Seal

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Arctocephalus australis

Insufficient data
Crab-eating Fox
LC

Crab-eating Fox

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Cerdocyon thous

Insufficient data
Antarctic Fur Seal

Antarctic Fur Seal

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Arctocephalus gazella

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
2 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
3 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
4 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
5 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
6 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
7 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
8 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
9 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
10 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
11 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
12 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
13 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
14 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
16 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
17 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
18 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
19 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crab-eating Raccoon in Tijuca National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Crab-eating Raccoon sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crab-eating Raccoon in Tijuca National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Crab-eating Raccoon in Tijuca National Park in our monthly data.

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