Andean Squirrel
Sciurus pucheranii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusSciurus (Tree Squirrels)
- SpeciesSciurus pucheranii (Andean Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Mount Pirri climbing mouse
Rhipidomys latimanus
Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Oligoryzomys delicatus
Southern Spiny Pocket Mouse
Heteromys australis
Mountain Paca
Cuniculus taczanowskii
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
White-tailed Olalla Rat
Olallamys albicauda
Black Agouti
Dasyprocta fuliginosa
📅 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 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Andean Squirrel in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Andean Squirrel sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Andean Squirrel in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Andean Squirrel in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.