Yucatán Squirrel

Yucatán Squirrel

Sciurus yucatanensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
30–40%
2 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
3 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
5 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
6 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yucatán Squirrel in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

About 33% of visitor-days record a Yucatán Squirrel sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yucatán Squirrel in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for Yucatán Squirrel in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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