Smith's Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus cepapi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusParaxerus (Bush Squirrels)
- SpeciesParaxerus cepapi (Smith's Bush Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Cape Ground Squirrel
Xerus inauris
Congo Rope Squirrel
Funisciurus congicus
Black-tailed Tree Rat
Thallomys nigricauda
Dassie Rat
Petromus typicus
Cape Porcupine
Hystrix africaeaustralis
Namaqua Rock Rat
Micaelamys namaquensis
Pygmy Mouse
Mus minutoides
Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
Rhabdomys pumilio
Springhare
Pedetes capensis
Acacia Rat
Thallomys paedulcus
pygmy rock mouse
Petromyscus collinus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 12 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
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.