Southern Amazon Red Squirrel

Southern Amazon Red Squirrel

Sciurus spadiceus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Tambopata National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
2 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
3 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
4 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
5 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
6 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
7 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Amazon Red Squirrel in Tambopata National Reserve?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Southern Amazon Red Squirrel sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Southern Amazon Red Squirrel in Tambopata National Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Amazon Red Squirrel in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.

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