Genus

Tree Squirrels

Sciurus

18 species in our catalog · found in 113 parks

Species in this group

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

Sciurus variegatoides

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Sciurus griseus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Sciurus carolinensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Sciurus vulgaris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Sciurus granatensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Sciurus aureogaster

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Sciurus deppei

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Sciurus yucatanensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sciurus aberti

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sciurus niger

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sciurus spadiceus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sciurus stramineus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sciurus ignitus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sciurus aestuans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Sciurus lis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sciurus igniventris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sciurus pucheranii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sciurus arizonensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

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