American Red Squirrel

Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park

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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	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
2	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
3	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
5	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
6	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
7	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
8	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
9	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
10	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
11	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
12	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
13	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
14	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
15	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
16	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
17	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
18	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
19	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
20	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
21	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
23	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
24	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
25	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
26	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Red Squirrel in Yellowstone National Park?

About 43% of visitor-days record a American Red Squirrel sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 359 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Red Squirrel in Yellowstone National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for American Red Squirrel in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.