Funisciurus carruthersi
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Carruther's mountain squirrel (Funisciurus carruthersi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 12 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June and August–October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, in our data
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Sciuridae
The closest relatives of the Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (family Sciuridae, Squirrels) are Boehm's Bush Squirrel (about 40%), Red-legged Sun Squirrel (about 20%) and Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
