Layard's Palm Squirrel

Layard's Palm Squirrel

Funambulus layardi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
39 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Layard's palm squirrel or flame-striped jungle squirrel (Funambulus layardi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae endemic to Sri Lanka. The validity of the subspecies F. l. dravidianus based on a single specimen from the southern tip of India has been questioned, and is probably a juvenile F. sublineatus. Known as මූකලන් ලේනා (mukalan lena) in Sinhala. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Layard's Palm Squirrel sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Indian Palm Squirrel
LC

Indian Palm Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Funambulus palmarum

40–50% · Likely
Nilgiri Palm Squirrel
VU Endemic

Nilgiri Palm Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Funambulus sublineatus

10–20% · With luck
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel
NT

Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Ratufa macroura

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
5–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Layard's Palm Squirrel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Layard's Palm Squirrel sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Layard's Palm Squirrel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Layard's Palm Squirrel in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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