Fox Squirrel

Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Big Cypress National Preserve

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
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 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
3 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
7 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
8 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
9 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
10 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
11 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
12 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fox Squirrel in Big Cypress National Preserve?

About 36% of visitor-days record a Fox Squirrel sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 79 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Fox Squirrel in Big Cypress National Preserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Fox Squirrel in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.

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