Striped Ground Squirrel

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

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	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
3	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
4	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
5	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Striped Ground Squirrel in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Striped Ground Squirrel sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Striped Ground Squirrel in Murchison Falls National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Striped Ground Squirrel in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.