Genus

Sun Squirrels

Heliosciurus

2 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
GenusHeliosciurus (Sun Squirrels)

Species in this group

Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Heliosciurus ruwenzorii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sun Squirrels

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 6 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 2	~50%
	Red-legged Sun Squirrel			~30%
	Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel			~30%
2	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	~40%
	Red-legged Sun Squirrel			~40%
3	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 2	~30%
	Red-legged Sun Squirrel			~20%
	Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel			~20%
4	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 2	~30%
	Red-legged Sun Squirrel			~30%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 2	~30%
	Red-legged Sun Squirrel			~30%
2	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	~30%
	Red-legged Sun Squirrel			~30%

Sun Squirrels

Species in this group

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sun Squirrels

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked