Pale Giant Squirrel
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Pale Giant Squirrel

Ratufa affinis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
28 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The cream-coloured giant squirrel or pale giant squirrel (Ratufa affinis) is a large tree squirrel in the genus Ratufa found in forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra (Indonesia), Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia) and nearby small islands. The species is near threatened and vulnerable to habitat degradation, and it has probably been extirpated in Singapore where the last sighting was in 1995. Reported sightings in Vietnam in 1984 are considered to be dubious. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Giant Squirrel sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Least Pygmy Squirrel
Endemic

Least Pygmy Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Exilisciurus exilis

40–50% · Likely
Prevost's Squirrel
LC

Prevost's Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus prevostii

30–40% · Possible
Red Giant Flying Squirrel
LC

Red Giant Flying Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Petaurista petaurista

20–30% · Possible
Thomas's Flying Squirrel
LC

Thomas's Flying Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Aeromys thomasi

10–20% · With luck
Black Flying Squirrel

Black Flying Squirrel

Mammal

Aeromys tephromelas

Insufficient data
Plantain Squirrel
LC Endemic

Plantain Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus notatus

Insufficient data
Malayan Porcupine
LC

Malayan Porcupine

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hystrix brachyura

10–20% · With luck
Bornean Pithecheirops
Endemic

Bornean Pithecheirops

Mammal

Pithecheirops otion

Insufficient data
Indomalayan Maxomys
LC

Indomalayan Maxomys

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Maxomys surifer

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
4 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
5 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pale Giant Squirrel in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Giant Squirrel sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pale Giant Squirrel in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

February has the highest sighting rate for Pale Giant Squirrel in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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