Sciurus granatensis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) is a species of tree squirrel distributed from southern Central America to northern South America. It is found in Central and South America (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela) and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago and Margarita. According to the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species it has also been introduced and is invasive in Cuba, however this refers to a small population found around some parts of the margin of Rio Almendares in Havana that escaped from the Havana Zoo.
Ranges from 0 to 3,000 m (0 to 9,843 ft) in elevation. It inhabits many types of forests, and can be found in picnic grounds. It was recently reclassified as Notosciurus granatensis in 2015, Notosciurus being a genus created in 1914 by Joel Asaph Allen for a juvenile of this species. However, the IUCN still puts it as a member of the genus Sciurus.
This is an extremely variable species in terms of coat colours. As such numerous former species and subspecies have been named from within its range, often from the same locality. Over the years many species... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 16 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 20 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Municipal Summit | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Parque Zoologico Guátika | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Wildpark im Grafenberger Wald | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Havana Zoo | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 5 | Buenaventura Zoo | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | zoologico de barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Cali Zoo | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | International Animal Rescue – Costa Rica | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Wiwa Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-tailed Squirrel sighting in Corcovado National Park on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 31 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February, April and July–August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-tailed Squirrel in Corcovado National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-tailed 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.
12th of 20
Of the 20 parks where we can rate Red-tailed Squirrel sightings, Corcovado National Park ranks 12th at about 30%. The best odds are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 50%) and Chagres National Park (Panama, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-tailed Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Corcovado 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.
