Callosciurus baluensis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Kinabalu squirrel (Callosciurus baluensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to highland forest in East Malaysia. Its name is a reference to Mount Kinabalu, though it is not restricted to this mountain. Its tail and upperparts are grizzled blackish, the underparts are reddish-orange, and the flanks have a narrow buff stripe with a broader black stripe below.
Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Kinabalu Squirrel sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 18 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Kinabalu Squirrel in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–May and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Kinabalu Park's wettest months, with about 550 mm of rain against 180 mm in February.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Kinabalu Squirrel sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Kinabalu Park, in our data
Kinabalu Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Kinabalu Squirrel sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Callosciurus
The closest relatives of the Kinabalu Squirrel that you can see in Kinabalu Park (genus Callosciurus, Beautiful Squirrels) are Borneo Black-banded Squirrel (about 50%), Prevost's Squirrel (about 20%) and Plantain Squirrel (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Kinabalu Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Kinabalu Park (15 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.
