Callosciurus adamsi
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The ear-spot squirrel (Callosciurus adamsi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Borneo (Indonesia and Malaysia) and is diurnal and active mainly in small trees. It closely resembles the plantain squirrel (Callosciurus notatus), but is smaller and with a distinct pale buffy patch behind each ear.
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 →
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Malaysia · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ear-spot Squirrel sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 23 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ear-spot Squirrel in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ear-spot Squirrel sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Sepilok, in our data
Sepilok is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ear-spot Squirrel sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Callosciurus
The closest relatives of the Ear-spot Squirrel that you can see in Sepilok (genus Callosciurus, Beautiful Squirrels) are Prevost's Squirrel (about 70%) and Plantain Squirrel (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ear-spot Squirrel is recorded against all the mammals logged in Sepilok (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.
