Paraxerus ochraceus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
No species of the same family or order lives in Ruaha National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre Bush Squirrel sighting in Ruaha National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 16 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and November–December
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre Bush Squirrel in Ruaha National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–February, June and August, the lowest months. March and April have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ochre Bush Squirrel sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Ochre Bush Squirrel sightings, Ruaha National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 40%) and Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 30%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ochre Bush Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Ruaha National Park (6 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.
