Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel

Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel

Dremomys pernyi

Silhouette: Joseph Smit · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kunming

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

8 Verified sightings at Kunming
18 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel

Perny's long-nosed squirrel (Dremomys pernyi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Northeast India, southern and central China, northern Myanmar, northern Vietnam, and Taiwan. Thorington, R.W. Jr; Hoffman, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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China · 2026

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~40%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kunming 🇨🇳 China
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel in Kunming?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel sighting in Kunming on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel in Kunming?

July

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel in Kunming on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May, September–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Kunming's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 10 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel?

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Perny's Long-nosed 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.

Where else can you see a Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel?

Only Kunming, in our data

Kunming is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Kunming (8 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.

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