Smith's Bush Squirrel

Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg 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	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 Pilanesberg National Park?

About 25% of visitor-days record a Smith's Bush Squirrel sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Smith's Bush Squirrel in Pilanesberg National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Smith's Bush Squirrel in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.