Lariscus insignis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The three-striped ground squirrel (Lariscus insignis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp. 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-striped Ground Squirrel sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 9 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.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Three-striped Ground Squirrel in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Three-striped Ground Squirrel sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Kuala Lumpur, in our data
Kuala Lumpur is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Three-striped Ground Squirrel sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Sciuridae
The closest relatives of the Three-striped Ground Squirrel that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (family Sciuridae, Squirrels) are Plantain Squirrel (about 40%), Slender Squirrel (about 10%) and Prevost's Squirrel (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Three-striped Ground Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Kuala Lumpur (5 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.
