Menetes berdmorei
Silhouette: Joseph Smit · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Berdmore's ground squirrel, Indochinese ground squirrel, or Berdmore's squirrel (Menetes berdmorei) is a ground squirrel found in Southeast Asia, from the east of Myanmar and Yunnan (southern China) to Vietnam and Cambodia.
The squirrel has a grey-brown back and a white belly. Most striking are stripes on the side - on each side one beige and below a black stripe. The head is pointy, so this squirrel resembles a mouse or a treeshrew. Its length is 20 cm (7.9 in), not including the 15 cm (5.9 in) long tail.
As a ground squirrel, it is rarely found on trees, but spends most of the time in the thick underwoods of the rainforests. However, it is also found in fields or villages, especially in rice fields it is sometimes omnipresent. Despite it being quite common only very little is known about the life of this squirrel. Despite its name, it is not a close relative of the ground squirrels of the tribe Marmotini Wikipedia →
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Thailand · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Indochinese Ground Squirrel sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 28 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to March
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Indochinese Ground Squirrel in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–October, the lowest months. Those are among Cat Tien National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 490 mm in July.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Indochinese Ground Squirrel sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Indochinese Ground Squirrel sightings, Cat Tien National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 30%).
Same family: Sciuridae
The closest relatives of the Indochinese Ground Squirrel that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (family Sciuridae, Squirrels) are Pallas's Squirrel (about 60%), Cambodian Striped Squirrel (about 40%) and Indian Giant Flying Squirrel (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Indochinese Ground Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Cat Tien National Park (44 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.
