Smith's Bush Squirrel

Smith's Bush Squirrel

Paraxerus cepapi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park
2 Verified records at Waterberg Plateau Park
☀️ 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 →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Smith's Bush Squirrel at Waterberg Plateau Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
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