Leopardus geoffroyi
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) is a small wild cat native to the southern and central regions of South America. It is around the size of a domestic cat. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List due to it being widespread and abundant over its range.
Geoffroy's cat is named after the 19th century French zoologist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844). It was identified as Felis geoffroyi in 1844 by French naturalists Alcide d'Orbigny and Paul Gervais on the basis of three specimens that d'Orbigny had collected on the banks of the Rio Negro in Patagonia during his travels in South America between 1826 and 1833. Five subspecies have been described based on geographic dispersement:
L. g. paraguae: Paraguay, Southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, Northern Argentina Since 2017, Geoffroy's cat is considered a monotypic species. Genetic studies have shown that Geoffroy's cat is most closely related to the kodkod.
The Geoffroy's cat is about the size of a domestic cat, but has... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Tanière | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Senda Verde (Wildlife Sanctuary) | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Cologne Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Great Cats World Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico) | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Cologne Zoo Aquarium | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Geoffroy's Cat sighting in Península Valdés on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 12 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Geoffroy's Cat in Península Valdés on a given day, against under 5% in July–October and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Geoffroy's Cat sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Península Valdés, in our data
Península Valdés is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Geoffroy's Cat sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Carnivora
The closest relatives of the Geoffroy's Cat that you can see in Península Valdés (order Carnivora, Carnivorans) are Southern Elephant Seal (about 90%), Southern Sea Lion (about 80%) and Pampas Fox (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Geoffroy's Cat is recorded against all the mammals logged in Península Valdés (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
