Paraxerus boehmi
Silhouette: Joseph Smit · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Boehm's bush squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and moist savanna.
Photographs of Boehm's bush squirrel in Uganda. Wikipedia →
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Uganda · 2022
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Boehm's Bush Squirrel sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 11 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Boehm's Bush Squirrel in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October, the lowest month. Those are among Nyungwe National Park's wettest months, with about 490 mm of rain a month against 30 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Boehm's Bush 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Boehm's Bush Squirrel sightings, Nyungwe National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same family: Sciuridae
The closest relatives of the Boehm's Bush Squirrel that you can see in Nyungwe National Park (family Sciuridae, Squirrels) are Red-legged Sun Squirrel (about 30%) and Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Boehm's Bush Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Nyungwe National Park (26 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.
