Layard's Palm Squirrel

Layard's Palm Squirrel

Funambulus layardi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Indian Palm Squirrel
LC

Indian Palm Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Funambulus palmarum

40–50% · Likely
Nilgiri Palm Squirrel
VU

Nilgiri Palm Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Funambulus sublineatus

20–30% · Possible
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel
NT

Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Ratufa macroura

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
60–70
Apr
40–50
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Layard's Palm Squirrel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 42% of visitor-days record a Layard's Palm Squirrel sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Layard's Palm Squirrel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Layard's Palm Squirrel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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