Boehm's Bush Squirrel
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Boehm's Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus boehmi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
21 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Boehm's bush squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and moist savanna. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Boehm's Bush Squirrel sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Red-legged Sun Squirrel
LC

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Heliosciurus rufobrachium

20–30% · Possible
Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel
LC

Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Heliosciurus ruwenzorii

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

Derby's Flying Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Anomalurus derbianus

Insufficient data
Big-eared Swamp Rat
LC

Big-eared Swamp Rat

Mammal

Malacomys longipes

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
5 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Boehm's Bush Squirrel in Nyungwe National Park?

About 51% of wildlife watchers report a Boehm's Bush Squirrel sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Boehm's Bush Squirrel in Nyungwe National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Boehm's Bush Squirrel in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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