Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel
Funisciurus carruthersi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusFunisciurus (Rope Squirrels)
- SpeciesFunisciurus carruthersi (Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel)
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Boehm's Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus boehmi
Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
Forest Giant Squirrel
Protoxerus stangeri
Alexander's Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus alexandri
Derby's Flying Squirrel
Anomalurus derbianus
Peters' Hybomys
Hybomys univittatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.