Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusSciurus (Tree Squirrels)
- SpeciesSciurus variegatoides (Variegated Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
Talamancan rice rat
Transandinomys talamancae
Watson's climbing rat
Tylomys watsoni
Tome's Spiny Rat
Proechimys semispinosus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Variegated Squirrel in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Variegated Squirrel sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variegated Squirrel in Piedras Blancas National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Variegated Squirrel in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.