Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusSciurus (Tree Squirrels)
- SpeciesSciurus vulgaris (Eurasian Red Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
European Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus citellus
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
Eurasian Beaver
Castor fiber
Yellow-necked Field Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
Mound-building Mouse
Mus spicilegus
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
Herb Field Mouse
Apodemus uralensis
Black-bellied Hamster
Cricetus cricetus
Eurasian Harvest Mouse
Micromys minutus
Tundra Vole
Microtus oeconomus
Striped Field Mouse
Apodemus agrarius
Common Vole
Microtus arvalis
📅 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 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 10 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 11 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 13 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 15 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 16 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 17 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 19 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Red Squirrel in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Red Squirrel sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Red Squirrel in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Red Squirrel in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.