Smith's Bush Squirrel
Smith's Bush SquirrelSmith's Bush SquirrelSmith's Bush SquirrelSmith's Bush Squirrel

Smith's Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus cepapi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Etosha National Park
127 Verified records at Etosha National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Smith's bush squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi), also known as the yellow-footed squirrel or tree squirrel, is an African bush squirrel which is native to woodlands of the southern Afrotropics. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Smith's Bush Squirrel sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 127 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Cape Ground Squirrel

Cape Ground Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Xerus inauris

40–50% · Likely
Congo Rope Squirrel
LC

Congo Rope Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Funisciurus congicus

5–10% · With luck
Black-tailed Tree Rat
LC

Black-tailed Tree Rat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Thallomys nigricauda

5–10% · With luck
Dassie Rat
LC

Dassie Rat

Mammal

Petromus typicus

Insufficient data
Cape Porcupine
LC

Cape Porcupine

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Hystrix africaeaustralis

Insufficient data
Namaqua Rock Rat
LC

Namaqua Rock Rat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Micaelamys namaquensis

Insufficient data
Pygmy Mouse
LC

Pygmy Mouse

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Mus minutoides

Insufficient data
Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse
LC

Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Rhabdomys pumilio

Insufficient data
Springhare
LC

Springhare

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Pedetes capensis

Insufficient data
Acacia Rat
LC

Acacia Rat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Thallomys paedulcus

Insufficient data
pygmy rock mouse
LC

pygmy rock mouse

Mammal

Petromyscus collinus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
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 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
40–50%
2 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
5 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
6 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
11 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
12 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
13 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
14 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Smith's Bush Squirrel in Etosha National Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Smith's Bush Squirrel sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 127 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Smith's Bush Squirrel in Etosha National Park?

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

← Back to Etosha National Park