Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusSciurus (Tree Squirrels)
- SpeciesSciurus variegatoides (Variegated Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Central American Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus alfari
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti
Armored Rat
Hoplomys gymnurus
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Alston's Brown Mouse
Scotinomys teguina
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Variegated Squirrel in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Variegated Squirrel sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variegated Squirrel in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Variegated Squirrel in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.