Variegated Squirrel

Variegated Squirrel

Sciurus variegatoides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Lago de Yojoa

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
50–60
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
70–80
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
3 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
4 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
5 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
9 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
10 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
11 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
12 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
13 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
20–30%
14 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
15 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
16 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
17 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
18 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
19 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
20 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
21 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
22 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
23 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
24 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
25 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
26 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
27 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
28 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
29 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
30 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
31 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
32 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
33 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
34 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
35 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Variegated Squirrel in Lago de Yojoa?

About 33% of visitor-days record a Variegated Squirrel sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Variegated Squirrel in Lago de Yojoa?

November has the highest sighting rate for Variegated Squirrel in Lago de Yojoa in our monthly data.

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