Eurasian Red Squirrel

Closest Relatives at Białowieża 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	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 Białowieża National Park?

About 45% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Red Squirrel sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Red Squirrel in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.