Père David's Rock Squirrel
Sciurotamias davidianus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusSciurotamias
- SpeciesSciurotamias davidianus (Père David's Rock Squirrel)
The Père David's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus), also known as the Chinese rock squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to China, where it is found widely in rocky habitats in the eastern and central parts of the country. This largely terrestrial squirrel is overall dull olive-grey with paler underparts, a distinct pale eye-ring and a dark patch on the cheeks. It has sometimes been confused with the rather different –but in colour very variable– Pallas's squirrel; an introduced population in Belgium was first mistakenly identified as Père David's rock squirrel. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Père David's Rock Squirrel sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Jiuzhaigou National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Père David's Rock Squirrel in Jiuzhaigou National Park?
About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Père David's Rock Squirrel sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Père David's Rock Squirrel in Jiuzhaigou National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Père David's Rock Squirrel in Jiuzhaigou National Park in our monthly data.