Quiller

Quiller

Erethizon dorsatus

Silhouette: PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Zion National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

7 Verified sightings at Zion National Park From 2019 to 2026
449 In all 12 parks
January Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Sounds

Recording0:18

Canada · 2021

© Stewart Zeyl · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Recording0:45

United States · 2024

© Desiree L. Narango · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0

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Canada · 2017

© Ellen U. · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
2 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
3 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
4 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
5 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
6 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
7 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
8 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
9 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
10 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
11 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
12 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Calgary 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
2 Edmonton 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
3 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Quiller in Zion National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Quiller sighting in Zion National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 19 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Quiller in Zion National Park?

January and March

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Quiller in Zion National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–November, the lowest months. Those are among Zion National Park's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against almost none in June.

What time of day is best to see a Quiller?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Quiller sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Which relatives of the Quiller live in Zion National Park?

Same order: Rodentia

The closest relatives of the Quiller that you can see in Zion National Park (order Rodentia, Rodents) are Rock Squirrel (about 90%), Uinta Chipmunk (about 70%) and Utah Prairie Dog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Quiller sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Quiller is recorded against all the mammals logged in Zion National Park (7 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.

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