Boehm's Bush Squirrel
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Boehm's Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus boehmi

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

Boehm's bush squirrel (Paraxerus boehmi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and moist savanna. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Boehm's Bush Squirrel sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Red-legged Sun Squirrel
LC

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Heliosciurus rufobrachium

30–40% · Possible
Forest Giant Squirrel
LC

Forest Giant Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Protoxerus stangeri

Insufficient data
Forest Giant Pouched Rat
LC

Forest Giant Pouched Rat

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cricetomys emini

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
<5
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
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 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
50–60%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
5 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Boehm's Bush Squirrel in Kibale National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Boehm's Bush Squirrel sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Boehm's Bush Squirrel in Kibale National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Boehm's Bush Squirrel in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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