Derby's Flying Squirrel
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Derby's Flying Squirrel

Anomalurus derbianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Taï National Park
9 Verified records at Taï National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel (Anomalurus derbianus) is an anomalurid rodent native to Africa. It was named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Derby's Flying Squirrel sighting in Taï National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taï National Park

Dwarf Scaly-tailed Squirrel
LC

Dwarf Scaly-tailed Squirrel

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Anomalurus pusillus

Insufficient data
Forest Giant Pouched Rat
LC

Forest Giant Pouched Rat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cricetomys emini

Insufficient data
African Brush-tailed Porcupine
LC

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Atherurus africanus

Insufficient data
Red-legged Sun Squirrel
LC

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Insufficient data
Fire-footed Rope Squirrel
LC

Fire-footed Rope Squirrel

Mammal

Funisciurus pyrropus

Insufficient data
Forest Giant Squirrel
LC

Forest Giant Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Protoxerus stangeri

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

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

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
40–50%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
3 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Derby's Flying Squirrel in Taï National Park?

About 44% of wildlife watchers report a Derby's Flying Squirrel sighting in Taï National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Derby's Flying Squirrel in Taï National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Derby's Flying Squirrel in Taï National Park in our monthly data.

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