Genus

Tree Squirrels

Sciurus

18 species in our catalog · found in 105 parks

Species in this group

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

Sciurus variegatoides

Sciurus griseus

Sciurus carolinensis

Sciurus vulgaris

Sciurus granatensis

Sciurus aureogaster

Sciurus deppei

Sciurus aberti

Sciurus alleni

Sciurus niger

Sciurus yucatanensis

Sciurus spadiceus

Sciurus stramineus

Sciurus ignitus

Sciurus aestuans

Sciurus lis

Sciurus pucheranii

Sciurus igniventris

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

30–40

Feb

30–40

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tree 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	P(≥1)
1	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	70–80%
	Variegated Squirrel			70–80%
2	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	60–70%
	Eastern Gray Squirrel			50–60%
	Fox Squirrel			30–40%
3	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	60–70%
	Variegated Squirrel			60–70%
4	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	60–70%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			40–50%
	Variegated Squirrel			20–30%
5	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	60–70%
	Western Gray Squirrel			60–70%
	Eastern Gray Squirrel			Insufficient data
6	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	60–70%
	Variegated Squirrel			60–70%
7	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	50–60%
	Allen's Squirrel			30–40%
	Red-bellied Squirrel			20–30%
8	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	50–60%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			50–60%
9	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	50–60%
	Deppe's Squirrel			40–50%
	Variegated Squirrel			Insufficient data
10	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Variegated Squirrel			30–40%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			10–20%
	Deppe's Squirrel			0–10%
11	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			30–40%
	Variegated Squirrel			20–30%
12	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	50–60%
	Eastern Gray Squirrel			30–40%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			20–30%
13	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Variegated Squirrel			40–50%
	Deppe's Squirrel			Insufficient data
14	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	40–50%
	Fox Squirrel			30–40%
	Eastern Gray Squirrel			10–20%
15	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Red-bellied Squirrel			40–50%
	Yucatán Squirrel			Insufficient data
16	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	40–50%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			30–40%
	Variegated Squirrel			20–30%
17	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	40–50%
	Fox Squirrel			20–30%
	Eastern Gray Squirrel			20–30%
18	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	40–50%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			40–50%
19	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Yucatán Squirrel			30–40%
	Deppe's Squirrel			10–20%
20	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	40–50%
	Variegated Squirrel			40–50%
21	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	40–50%
	Eastern Gray Squirrel			40–50%
	Fox Squirrel			Insufficient data
22	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	40–50%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			40–50%
23	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	40–50%
	Variegated Squirrel			30–40%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			0–10%
	Deppe's Squirrel			Insufficient data
24	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			30–40%
	Variegated Squirrel			10–20%
25	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	40–50%
	Eastern Gray Squirrel			30–40%
	Fox Squirrel			10–20%
26	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Variegated Squirrel			30–40%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			Insufficient data
27	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	40–50%
	Variegated Squirrel			30–40%
	Deppe's Squirrel			Insufficient data
28	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			30–40%
	Variegated Squirrel			Insufficient data
29	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	30–40%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			30–40%
30	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Variegated Squirrel			20–30%
	Deppe's Squirrel			10–20%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			Insufficient data
31	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	30–40%
	Southern Amazon Red Squirrel			Insufficient data
	Bolivian Squirrel			Insufficient data
32	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	30–40%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			30–40%
33	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	30–40%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			30–40%
34	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	30–40%
	Abert's Squirrel			30–40%
35	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	30–40%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			30–40%
	Variegated Squirrel			Insufficient data
36	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	30–40%
	Eastern Gray Squirrel			20–30%
	Fox Squirrel			10–20%
37	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	30–40%
	Variegated Squirrel			Insufficient data
	Red-tailed Squirrel			Insufficient data
38	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	30–40%
	Variegated Squirrel			30–40%
39	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	30–40%
	Yucatán Squirrel			30–40%
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	30–40%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			10–20%
	Variegated Squirrel			10–20%
41	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	30–40%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			30–40%
	Andean Squirrel			Insufficient data
42	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	30–40%
	Variegated Squirrel			30–40%
43	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	30–40%
	Eastern Gray Squirrel			30–40%
44	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	30–40%
	Western Gray Squirrel			30–40%
	Fox Squirrel			Insufficient data
45	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	30–40%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			20–30%
	Variegated Squirrel			Insufficient data
46	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	30–40%
	Southern Amazon Red Squirrel			20–30%
	Bolivian Squirrel			Insufficient data
47	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	30–40%
	Variegated Squirrel			10–20%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			10–20%
48	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	20–30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			20–30%
49	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	20–30%
	Bolivian Squirrel			20–30%
	Southern Amazon Red Squirrel			0–10%
50	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Yucatán Squirrel			10–20%
	Deppe's Squirrel			10–20%
51	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	20–30%
	Guayaquil Squirrel			20–30%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			Insufficient data
52	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	20–30%
	Variegated Squirrel			20–30%
53	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Variegated Squirrel			20–30%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			0–10%
54	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	20–30%
	Yucatán Squirrel			10–20%
	Deppe's Squirrel			10–20%
	Red-bellied Squirrel			Insufficient data
55	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	20–30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			20–30%
56	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	20–30%
	Deppe's Squirrel			Insufficient data
	Variegated Squirrel			Insufficient data
57	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	20–30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			Insufficient data
58	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			20–30%
	Variegated Squirrel			Insufficient data
59	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	20–30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			20–30%
60	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	20–30%
	Southern Amazon Red Squirrel			Insufficient data
	Bolivian Squirrel			Insufficient data
61	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	20–30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			20–30%
62	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	20–30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			20–30%
63	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	20–30%
	Variegated Squirrel			20–30%
64	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Fox Squirrel			20–30%
	Western Gray Squirrel			Insufficient data
65	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	20–30%
	Deppe's Squirrel			20–30%
66	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	20–30%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			20–30%
67	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Abert's Squirrel			10–20%
	Fox Squirrel			Insufficient data
68	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	20–30%
	Variegated Squirrel			10–20%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			Insufficient data
69	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	20–30%
	Variegated Squirrel			20–30%
70	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	20–30%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			Insufficient data
71	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	20–30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			20–30%
72	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	20–30%
	Variegated Squirrel			20–30%
73	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	20–30%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			20–30%
74	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	20–30%
	Variegated Squirrel			Insufficient data
75	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	20–30%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			20–30%
76	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	10–20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			10–20%
77	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Variegated Squirrel			10–20%
78	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			10–20%
79	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Eastern Gray Squirrel			10–20%
80	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	10–20%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			10–20%
	Variegated Squirrel			Insufficient data
81	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	10–20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			10–20%
82	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			Insufficient data
83	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	10–20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			10–20%
84	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	10–20%
	Andean Squirrel			0–10%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			Insufficient data
85	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			Insufficient data
86	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	10–20%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			Insufficient data
87	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Western Gray Squirrel			0–10%
	Fox Squirrel			Insufficient data
88	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			10–20%
89	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Eurasian Red Squirrel			10–20%
90	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	10–20%
	Guianan Squirrel			Insufficient data
91	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	10–20%
	Southern Amazon Red Squirrel			Insufficient data
92	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	10–20%
	Southern Amazon Red Squirrel			Insufficient data
93	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Fox Squirrel			0–10%
94	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	0–10%
	Japanese Squirrel			Insufficient data
95	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	0–10%
	Red-tailed Squirrel			Insufficient data
96	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Red-bellied Squirrel			Insufficient data
97	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	0–10%
	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel			Insufficient data
98	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Fox Squirrel			Insufficient data
99	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Eastern Gray Squirrel			0–10%
100	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Yucatán Squirrel			Insufficient data
101	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel			Insufficient data
	Southern Amazon Red Squirrel			Insufficient data
102	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel			Insufficient data
103	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Fox Squirrel			Insufficient data
104	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Eastern Gray Squirrel			Insufficient data
105	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Fox Squirrel			Insufficient data

Tree Squirrels

Species in this group

Variegated Squirrel

Western Gray Squirrel

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Red-tailed Squirrel

Red-bellied Squirrel

Deppe's Squirrel

Abert's Squirrel

Allen's Squirrel

Fox Squirrel

Yucatán Squirrel

Southern Amazon Red Squirrel

Guayaquil Squirrel

Bolivian Squirrel

Guianan Squirrel

Japanese Squirrel

Andean Squirrel

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Tree Squirrels

Parks Ranked