Smith's Bush Squirrel
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Smith's Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus cepapi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Pilanesberg National Park
28 Verified records at Pilanesberg National Park
July 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Smith's Bush Squirrel sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park

Cape Ground Squirrel

Cape Ground Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Xerus inauris

Insufficient data
Single-striped Grass Mouse
LC

Single-striped Grass Mouse

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lemniscomys rosalia

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Pilanesberg National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Smith's Bush Squirrel sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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