Indian Palm Squirrel

Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park

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	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	40–50%
2	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	40–50%
3	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	30–40%
4	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	30–40%
5	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	20–30%
6	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
7	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
8	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
9	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Palm Squirrel in Horton Plains National Park?

About 33% of visitor-days record a Indian Palm Squirrel sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Indian Palm Squirrel in Horton Plains National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Indian Palm Squirrel in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.