Smith's Bush Squirrel
Paraxerus cepapi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusParaxerus (Bush Squirrels)
- SpeciesParaxerus cepapi (Smith's Bush Squirrel)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park
📅 Monthly Probability
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)
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 | |
| 2 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 14 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |