Spotted-necked Otter

Closest Relatives at Virunga 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	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	10–20%
2	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
3	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
4	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
5	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
6	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
7	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted-necked Otter in Virunga National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted-necked Otter sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spotted-necked Otter in Virunga National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Spotted-necked Otter in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.