Where to see
Paraxerus ochraceus
Ruaha National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Ochre Bush Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Ruaha National Park
In Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre Bush Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Aberdare National Park and more
After Ruaha National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Ochre Bush Squirrel are in Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 40%), Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 30%) and Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and November–December in Ruaha National Park (about 60%), September in Aberdare National Park (about 70%) and November in Tsavo East National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Ochre Bush Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Ochre Bush Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
