Quiller

Quiller

Erethizon dorsatus

Silhouette: PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Katmai National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

9 Verified sightings at Katmai National Park From 2019 to 2026
449 In all 12 parks
May Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Sounds

Recording0:18

Canada · 2021

© Stewart Zeyl · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Recording0:45

United States · 2024

© Desiree L. Narango · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0

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Canada · 2017

© Ellen U. · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
2 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
3 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
4 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
5 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
6 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
7 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
8 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
9 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
10 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
11 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
12 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Calgary 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
2 Edmonton 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
3 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Quiller in Katmai National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Quiller sighting in Katmai National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 12 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.

What time of day is best to see a Quiller?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Quiller sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Katmai National Park the best place to see a Quiller?

3rd of 12

Of the 12 parks where we can rate Quiller sightings, Katmai National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Denali National Park (United States, about 50%) and Acadia National Park (United States, about 40%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Quiller live in Katmai National Park?

Same order: Rodentia

The closest relatives of the Quiller that you can see in Katmai National Park (order Rodentia, Rodents) are American Red Squirrel (about 40%) and Arctic Ground Squirrel (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Quiller sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Quiller is recorded against all the mammals logged in Katmai National Park (9 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.

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