Eurasian Red Squirrel

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Bavarian Forest National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
0–10
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
50–60%
2 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
40–50%
3 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
30–40%
4 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
5 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
6 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
7 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
8 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
9 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
20–30%
10 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
11 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
12 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
13 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
14 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
15 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
16 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
17 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
18 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
19 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Red Squirrel in Bavarian Forest National Park?

About 26% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Red Squirrel sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 62 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eurasian Red Squirrel in Bavarian Forest National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Red Squirrel in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.

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