Variegated Squirrel

Where to see

Variegated Squirrel

Sciurus variegatoides

Las Baulas Marine National Park leads · 26 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Variegated Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
2 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
3 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~60%
4 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~50%
5 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
6 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
7 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
9 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
10 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
11 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
12 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~30%
13 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
14 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
15 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
16 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
17 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
18 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
19 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
20 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
21 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
22 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
23 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
24 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
25 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Variegated Squirrel?

Las Baulas Marine National Park

In Las Baulas Marine National Park, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 26 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Variegated Squirrel?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are June–July and September–November in Las Baulas Marine National Park (about 80%), November in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (about 80%) and August in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Variegated Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Variegated Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.