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Mexican gray squirrel

Mexican gray squirrel

Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sciurus
Species:
S. aureogaster
Binomial name
Sciurus aureogaster
F. Cuvier, 1829
Subspecies[3]
  • S. a. aureogaster
  • S. a. nigrescens
Mexican gray squirrel range

The Mexican gray squirrel (or red-bellied squirrel) (Sciurus aureogaster) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to Guatemala and eastern and southern Mexico. It has been introduced to the Florida Keys.[4][1]

The alternate name should not be confused with the Indonesian red-bellied squirrel (Rubrisciurus rubriventer) or the Asian red-bellied tree squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus).

  1. ^ a b Koprowski, J.; Roth, L.; Reid, F.; Woodman, N.; Timm, R.; Emmons, L. (2017). "Sciurus aureogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T20006A22248035. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T20006A22248035.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Sciurus aureogaster". Natureserve Explorer. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Sciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608.
  4. ^ Long, J. L. (2003). Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution and Influence. Csiro Publishing, Collingwood, Australia. ISBN 9780643099166

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