Indochinese Ground Squirrel
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Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Menetes berdmorei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Cat Tien National Park
42 Verified records at Cat Tien National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Berdmore's ground squirrel, Indochinese ground squirrel, or Berdmore's squirrel (Menetes berdmorei) is a ground squirrel found in Southeast Asia, from the east of Myanmar and Yunnan (southern China) to Vietnam and Cambodia. The squirrel has a grey-brown back and a white belly. Most striking are stripes on the side - on each side one beige and below a black stripe. The head is pointy, so this squirrel resembles a mouse or a treeshrew. Its length is 20 cm (7.9 in), not including the 15 cm (5.9 in) long tail. As a ground squirrel, it is rarely found on trees, but spends most of the time in the thick underwoods of the rainforests. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Indochinese Ground Squirrel sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park

Pallas's Squirrel
LC Endemic

Pallas's Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Callosciurus erythraeus

50–60% · Likely
Cambodian Striped Squirrel
LC

Cambodian Striped Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Tamiops rodolphii

30–40% · Possible
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
LC

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Petaurista philippensis

20–30% · Possible
Black Giant Squirrel
NT

Black Giant Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Ratufa bicolor

10–20% · With luck
Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel
LC

Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Hylopetes spadiceus

Insufficient data
Particolored Flying Squirrel
LC

Particolored Flying Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Hylopetes alboniger

Insufficient data
Malayan Porcupine
LC

Malayan Porcupine

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hystrix brachyura

20–30% · Possible
Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
LC

Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Mammal

Chiropodomys gliroides

Insufficient data
Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat
LC

Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Leopoldamys sabanus

Insufficient data
Edward’s Rat
LC

Edward’s Rat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Leopoldamys edwardsi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
40–50
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 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
30–40%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indochinese Ground Squirrel in Cat Tien National Park?

About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Indochinese Ground Squirrel sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indochinese Ground Squirrel in Cat Tien National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Indochinese Ground Squirrel in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.

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