Menetes berdmorei
Silhouette: Joseph Smit · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% 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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Indochinese Ground Squirrel sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 84 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 32 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Indochinese Ground Squirrel in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month. That is one of Kaeng Krachan National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 260 mm in September.
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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Indochinese Ground Squirrel sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 40%).
Same family: Sciuridae
The closest relatives of the Indochinese Ground Squirrel that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (family Sciuridae, Squirrels) are Himalayan Striped Squirrel (about 50%), Gray-bellied Squirrel (about 50%) and Black Giant Squirrel (about 40%), 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 Kaeng Krachan National Park (84 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.
