Genus

Sun Squirrels

Heliosciurus

5 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
GenusHeliosciurus (Sun Squirrels)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Heliosciurus gambianus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Heliosciurus ruwenzorii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Heliosciurus mutabilis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Heliosciurus undulatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sun Squirrels

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~50%
	Red-legged Sun Squirrel			~30%
	Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel			~30%
2	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~40%
	Red-legged Sun Squirrel			~40%
3	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~40%
	Red-legged Sun Squirrel			Insufficient data
4	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~30%
	Red-legged Sun Squirrel			~20%
	Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel			~20%
5	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~30%
	Gambian Sun Squirrel			Insufficient data
6	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	~20%
	Red-legged Sun Squirrel			~10%
	Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel			~10%
7	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Mutable Sun Squirrel			Insufficient data
8	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Gambian Sun Squirrel			Insufficient data
9	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Mutable Sun Squirrel			Insufficient data
10	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~10%
	Mutable Sun Squirrel			Insufficient data
11	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Zanj Sun Squirrel			Insufficient data
12	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Zanj Sun Squirrel			Insufficient data
13	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Red-legged Sun Squirrel			Insufficient data

Sun Squirrels

Species in this group

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel

Mutable Sun Squirrel

Zanj Sun Squirrel

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sun Squirrels

Parks Ranked