Pale Giant Squirrel
Ratufa affinis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusRatufa (Asian Giant Squirrels)
- SpeciesRatufa affinis (Pale Giant Squirrel)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Giant Squirrel sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Bornean Mountain Ground Squirrel
Sundasciurus everetti
Borneo Black-banded Squirrel
Callosciurus orestes
Jentink's Squirrel
Sundasciurus jentinki
Tufted Pygmy Squirrel
Exilisciurus whiteheadi
Least Pygmy Squirrel
Exilisciurus exilis
Prevost's Squirrel
Callosciurus prevostii
Kinabalu Squirrel
Callosciurus baluensis
Plantain Squirrel
Callosciurus notatus
Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel
Petaurista elegans
Low's Squirrel
Sundasciurus lowii
Jentink's Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes platyurus
Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat
Leopoldamys sabanus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pale Giant Squirrel in Kinabalu Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Giant Squirrel sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pale Giant Squirrel in Kinabalu Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Pale Giant Squirrel in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.