Smith's Bush Squirrel

Smith's Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus cepapi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Moremi Game Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
60–70
Nov
20–30
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 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
4 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
5 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
7 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
10 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
11 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
12 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Smith's Bush Squirrel in Moremi Game Reserve?

About 44% of visitor-days record a Smith's Bush Squirrel sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 75 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Smith's Bush Squirrel in Moremi Game Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Smith's Bush Squirrel in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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