Sundasciurus altitudinis
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The Sumatran mountain squirrel (Sundasciurus altitudinis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. Its skull reaches sizes between 41–43 mm (1.6–1.7 in), overlapping with that of the Palawan montane squirrel. It was originally described as a subspecies of Sundasciurus tenuis. Wikipedia →
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Indonesia · 2024
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sumatran Mountain Squirrel sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 11 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Sumatran Mountain Squirrel in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sumatran Mountain 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 Kerinci Seblat National Park, in our data
Kerinci Seblat National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sumatran Mountain Squirrel sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Sciuridae
The closest relatives of the Sumatran Mountain Squirrel that you can see in Kerinci Seblat National Park (family Sciuridae, Squirrels) are Niobe Ground Squirrel (about 50%), Three-striped Ground Squirrel (about 40%) and Black-striped Squirrel (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sumatran Mountain Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Kerinci Seblat 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.
