Callosciurus caniceps
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The grey-bellied squirrel (Callosciurus caniceps) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in forests, plantations and gardens in Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, southern Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan) and possibly western Laos. It has been introduced in the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. As suggested by its name, its belly is usually grey, though sometimes reddish on the sides. Depending on subspecies and season, the upperparts are grey, yellowish-olive or reddish.
Rudd (1965) gave the weights of 2 adult males trapped in Malaysia as follow : 247.7 and 251.5 g. Ecology Asia page with photos and description. Photo gallery showing some of the variations of the grey-bellied squirrel. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-bellied Squirrel sighting in Bangkok on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 8 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March, May–June and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-bellied Squirrel in Bangkok on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, July–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-bellied 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.
Only Bangkok, in our data
Bangkok is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gray-bellied Squirrel sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Callosciurus
The closest relatives of the Gray-bellied Squirrel that you can see in Bangkok (genus Callosciurus, Beautiful Squirrels) are Finlayson's Squirrel (about 50%) and Pallas's Squirrel (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-bellied Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Bangkok (18 verified sightings), 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.
