Prevost's Squirrel

Prevost's Squirrel

Callosciurus prevostii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabalu Park

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Borneo Black-banded Squirrel
LC

Borneo Black-banded Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus orestes

40–50% · Likely
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

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
4 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
20–30%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Prevost's Squirrel in Kinabalu Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Prevost's Squirrel sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Prevost's Squirrel in Kinabalu Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Prevost's Squirrel in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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