Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus rufobrachium
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusHeliosciurus (Sun Squirrels)
- SpeciesHeliosciurus rufobrachium (Red-legged Sun Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
📅 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 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-legged Sun Squirrel in Nyungwe National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Red-legged Sun Squirrel sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-legged Sun Squirrel in Nyungwe National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Red-legged Sun Squirrel in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.