Cape Ground Squirrel

Cape Ground Squirrel

Xerus inauris

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
3 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Ground Squirrel in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 35% of visitor-days record a Cape Ground Squirrel sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 124 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Ground Squirrel in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Cape Ground Squirrel in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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