Cape Ground Squirrel

Closest Relatives at Etosha 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	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
2	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	40–50%
3	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
4	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Ground Squirrel in Etosha National Park?

About 49% of visitor-days record a Cape Ground Squirrel sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 164 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Ground Squirrel in Etosha National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Cape Ground Squirrel in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.