Variegated Squirrel

Variegated Squirrel

Sciurus variegatoides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tenorio Volcano National Park
9 Verified records at Tenorio Volcano National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The variegated squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, southern Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Fifteen subspecies are recognised. It is a common squirrel and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it a "least-concern species". Variegated squirrels kept as pets in Germany have been implicated in the transmission of a bornavirus to humans from which three people have died. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Squirrel sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
20–30
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 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
3 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
4 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
5 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
9 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
10 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
11 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
12 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
13 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
20–30%
14 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
15 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
16 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
17 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
18 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
19 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
20 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
21 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
22 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
23 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
24 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
25 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
26 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
27 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
28 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
29 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
30 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
31 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
32 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
33 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
34 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
35 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Variegated Squirrel in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Variegated Squirrel sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Variegated Squirrel in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Variegated Squirrel in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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