Southern Amazon Red Squirrel
Sciurus spadiceus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusSciurus (Tree Squirrels)
- SpeciesSciurus spadiceus (Southern Amazon Red Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Bolivian Squirrel
Sciurus ignitus
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus flaviventer
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Brown Agouti
Dasyprocta variegata
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Bicolor-spined Porcupine
Coendou bicolor
Bolivian Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys boliviensis
Spiny Tree Rat
Mesomys hispidus
Brazilian Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus
Amazon Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys dactylinus
Pacarana
Dinomys branickii
Barbara Brown’s Brush-tailed Rat
Isothrix barbarabrownae
📅 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 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Amazon Red Squirrel in Manu National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Southern Amazon Red Squirrel sighting in Manu National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Amazon Red Squirrel in Manu National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Southern Amazon Red Squirrel in Manu National Park in our monthly data.