Smith's Bush Squirrel

Smith's Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus cepapi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Etosha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
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 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
4 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
5 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
7 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
10 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
11 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
12 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Smith's Bush Squirrel in Etosha National Park?

About 44% of visitor-days record a Smith's Bush Squirrel sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 127 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Smith's Bush Squirrel in Etosha National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Smith's Bush Squirrel in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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