Borneo Black-banded Squirrel

Borneo Black-banded Squirrel

Callosciurus orestes

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

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Prevost's Squirrel
LC

Prevost's Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus prevostii

20–30% · Possible
Kinabalu Squirrel
LC

Kinabalu Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus baluensis

10–20% · Possible
Plantain Squirrel
LC

Plantain Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus notatus

10–20% · With luck
Bornean Mountain Ground Squirrel

Bornean Mountain Ground Squirrel

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Sundasciurus everetti

40–50% · Likely
Jentink's Squirrel
LC

Jentink's Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Sundasciurus jentinki

40–50% · Likely
Tufted Pygmy Squirrel
LC

Tufted Pygmy Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Exilisciurus whiteheadi

40–50% · Likely
Least Pygmy Squirrel

Least Pygmy Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Exilisciurus exilis

30–40% · Possible
Pale Giant Squirrel
NT

Pale Giant Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Ratufa affinis

20–30% · Possible
Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel
LC

Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel

Mammal

Petaurista elegans

10–20% · With luck
Low's Squirrel
LC

Low's Squirrel

Mammal

Sundasciurus lowii

Insufficient data
Jentink's Flying Squirrel

Jentink's Flying Squirrel

Mammal

Hylopetes platyurus

Insufficient data
Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat
LC

Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat

Mammal

Leopoldamys sabanus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
0–10
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Borneo Black-banded Squirrel in Kinabalu Park?

About 46% of visitor-days record a Borneo Black-banded Squirrel sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 80 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Borneo Black-banded Squirrel in Kinabalu Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Borneo Black-banded Squirrel in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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