Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel

Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel

Ratufa macroura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Minneriya National Park

Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park

Indian Palm Squirrel
LC

Indian Palm Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Funambulus palmarum

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
50–60
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
40–50
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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel in Minneriya National Park?

About 34% of visitor-days record a Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel in Minneriya National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.

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