Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusSciurus (Tree Squirrels)
- SpeciesSciurus granatensis (Red-tailed Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
Central American Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus alfari
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Andean Porcupine
Coendou quichua
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Rufous Tree Rat
Diplomys labilis
Talamancan rice rat
Transandinomys talamancae
Tome's Spiny Rat
Proechimys semispinosus
Lesser Capybara
Hydrochoerus isthmius
📅 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 Red-tailed Squirrel in Chagres National Park?
About 49% of visitor-days record a Red-tailed Squirrel sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 49 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-tailed Squirrel in Chagres National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Red-tailed Squirrel in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.