Red-tailed Squirrel

Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park

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	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
2	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
3	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	40–50%
4	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
5	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
6	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
10	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
11	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
12	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
13	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
14	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
15	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	20–30%
16	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
17	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
19	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
20	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
21	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
22	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
23	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
24	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
26	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
27	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
28	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
29	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
31	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-tailed Squirrel in Volcán Barú National Park?

About 39% of visitor-days record a Red-tailed Squirrel sighting in Volcán Barú National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-tailed Squirrel in Volcán Barú National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Red-tailed Squirrel in Volcán Barú National Park in our monthly data.