Life Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae

• Sciurus alberti Woodhouse, 1853 SE.Utah, W.Colorado, SE.Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, NW.Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora). See [maps]

  • Sciurus alberti Woodhouse, 1853; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. (1852), 6: 110, 220; TL: Arizona, Coconico Co., San Francisco Mtn.
  • kaibanensis

• Sciurus aestuans Linnaeus, 1766 Venezuela - N.Argentina. See [maps]

  • Sciurus aestuans Linnaeus, 1766; Syst. Nat. (edn. 12) 1: 88; TL: Surinam

  • Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) aestuans; [CoL]
  • Sciurus aestuans aestuans; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus aestuans alphonsei; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus aestuans garbei; [CoL]
  • Sciurus aestuans georgihernandezi; [CoL]
  • Sciurus aestuans henseli; [CoL]
  • Sciurus aestuans ingrami; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus aestuans macconnelli; [CoL]
  • Sciurus aestuans poaiae; [CoL]
  • Sciurus aestuans quelchii; [CoL]
  • Sciurus aestuans sebastiani; [CoL]
  • Sciurus aestuans venustus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus aestuans; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus flammifer Thomas, 1904 Venezuela, Colombia?. See [maps]

  • Sciurus flammifer Thomas, 1904; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 14: 33; TL: Venezuela, Bolivar, Caura Valley, La Union

  • Guerlinguetus flammifer;
  • Sciurus (Hadrosciurus) flammifer; [CoL]
  • Sciurus flammifer; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus gilvigularis Wagner, 1842 N.Brazil. See [maps]

  • Sciurus gilvigularis Wagner, 1842; Arch. Naturg. 2: 43; TL: Brazil, Borba, Rio Madeira
  • paraensis

  • Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) gilvigularis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus gilvigularis gilvigularis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus gilvigularis paraensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus gilvigularis; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus granatensis Humboldt, 1811 Costa Rica - Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Margarita Is., Trinidad, Tobago. See [maps]

  • Sciurus granatensis Humboldt, 1811; Rec. Observ. Zool., 1 (1805): 8; TL: Colombia, Bolivar, Cartagena
  • saltuensis Bangs, 1898

  • Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) granatensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis agricolae; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis bondae; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis candelensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis carchensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis chapmani; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis chiriquensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis chrysuros; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis ferminae; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis gerrardi; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis granatensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus granatensis griseimembra; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis griseogena; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus granatensis imbaburae; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis llanensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis manavi; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis maracaibensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis meridensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis morulus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus granatensis nesaeus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis norosiensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis perijae; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis quindianus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus granatensis saltuensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis soederstroemi; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis splendidus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis sumaco; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis tarrae; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis valdiviae; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis variabilis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis versicolor; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis zuliae; [CoL]
  • Sciurus granatensis; [iNaturalist]
  • saleutenisisi[sic, saltuensis];
• Sciurus ignitus (Gray, 1867) Andes of (Bolivia, SE.Peru), E.Peru (Ucayali Valle), NE.Mato Grosso, NW.Argentina. See [maps]

  • ignitus (Gray, 1867); Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 20: 429; TL: Bolivia, near Yungas, upper Rio Beni
  • cuscinus

  • Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) ignitus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus ignitus argentinius; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus ignitus boliviensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus ignitus cabrerai; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus ignitus ignitus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus ignitus irroratus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus ignitus; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus pucheranii (Fitzinger, 1867) Colombia. See [maps]

  • pucheranii (Fitzinger, 1867); Sitzb. Math. Naturw. Cl., 55 (Abth. 1): 487; TL: Colombia, near Bogota
  • medellinensis

  • Microsciurus medellineusis[sic, medellinensis];
  • Microsciurus pucherani;
  • Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) pucheranii; [CoL]
  • Sciurus pucheranii caucensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus pucheranii medellinensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus pucheranii pucheranii; [CoL]
  • Sciurus pucheranii; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus richmondi Nelson, 1898 Nicaragua. See [maps]

  • Sciurus richmondi Nelson, 1898; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 12: 146; TL: Nicaragua, Escondido River, 50 mi. above Bluefields

  • Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) richmondi; [CoL]
  • Sciurus richmondi; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus sanbornii Osgood, 1944 Preu (Madre de Dios)

  • Sciurus sanbornii Osgood, 1944; Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ. Zool. Ser., 29: 191; TL: peru, Madre de Dios, La Pampa, between Rio Inamabri and Rio Tambopata, 33km N of Santo Domingo (570m)

  • Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) sanborni; [CoL]
  • Sciurus sanborni; [iNaturalist]

• Sciurus alleni Nelson, 1898 Mexico. See [maps]

  • Sciurus alleni Nelson, 1898; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 12: 147; TL: Mexico, Nuevo Leon, Monterrey

  • Sciurus (Sciurus) alleni; [CoL]
  • Sciurus alleni; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus arizonensis Coues, 1867 Arizona, New Mexico, NE.Sonora. See [maps]

  • Sciurus arizonensis Coues, 1867; Am. Nat. 1: 357; TL: Arizona, Yavapai Co., Fort Whipple

  • Sciurus (Sciurus) arizonensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus arizonensis arizonensis; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus arizonensis huachuca; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus arizonensis; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus aureogaster Cuvier, 1829 Guatemala - S.Mexicom (Nayarit, Nuevo Leon). See [maps]

  • Sciurus aureogaster Cuvier, 1829; Regn. Anim., 2nd ed., 1: -; TL: Mexico, Tamaulipas, Altamira
  • griseoflavus
  • nelsoni
  • poliopus
  • socialis

  • Sciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster; [CoL]
  • Sciurus aureogaster aureogaster; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus aureogaster; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus caroliensis Gmelin, 1788 from (E.Texas - Saskatchewan) - E.USA, Britain, Ireland. See [maps] American Grey Squirrel

  • Sciurus caroliensis Gmelin, 1788; in Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (13th edn) 1 (1): 148; TL: Carolina, USA
• Sciurus collilaei Richardson, 1839 Mexico. See [maps]

  • Sciurus collilaei Richardson, 1839; in Beechey, The Zool. of Capt. Beechey's Voy.: 8; TL: Mexico, Nayarit, San Blas
  • sinaloensis
  • truei

  • Sciurus colliaei sinaloensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus colliaei truei; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus deppei Peters, 1863 Mexico (Tamaulipas) - Costa Rica. See [maps]

  • Sciurus deppei Peters, 1863; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 654; TL: Mexico, Veracruz, Papantla

  • Sciurus (Sciurus) deppei; [CoL]
  • Sciurus deppei deppei; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus deppei matagalpae; [CoL]
  • Sciurus deppei miravallensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus deppei negligens; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus deppei vivax; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus deppei; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus lis Temminck, 1844 Japan. See [maps] Japanese Squirrel

  • Sciurus lis Temminck, 1844; Fauna Japonica 1 (Mamm.): 45; TL: Honshu, Japan

  • Sciurus (Sciurus) lis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus lis; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus nayaritensis J. A. Allen, 1890 Mexico (Jalisco) - SE.Arizona. See [maps]

  • Sciurus nayaritensis J. A. Allen, 1890; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., ?2: 7, footnote; TL: Mexico, Zacatecas, Sierra Valparaiso
  • chiricahuae
  • apache

  • Sciurus (Sciurus) nayaritensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus nayaritensis apache; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus nayaritensis chiricahuae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus nayaritensis nayaritensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus nayaritensis; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758 from (N.Mexico, Texas - Manitoba) - E.USA. See [maps]

  • Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 64; TL: S.South Carolina?
  • Sciurus niger cinereus

  • Sciurus niger avicennia; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus niger bachmani; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus niger cinereus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus niger limitis; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus niger ludovicianus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus niger niger; [CoL]
  • Sciurus niger rufiventer; [CoL]
  • Sciurus niger shermani; [CoL]
  • Sciurus niger subauratus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus niger vulpinus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus niger; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus vulgaris cinerea; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus oculatus Peters, 1863 Mexico. See [maps]

  • Sciurus oculatus Peters, 1863; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 653; TL: Mexico, Veracruz, ?near Las Vigas

  • Sciurus (Sciurus) oculatus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus oculatus oculatus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus oculatus shawi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus oculatus tolucae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus oculatus; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus variegatoides Ogilby, 1839 Mexico (S.Chiapas) - Panama. See [maps]

  • Sciurus variegatoides Ogilby, 1839; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1839: 117; TL: El Salvador
  • goldmani

  • Sciurus (Sciurus) variegatoides; [CoL]
  • Sciurus variegatoides adolphei; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides atrirufus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides bangsi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides belti; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides boothiae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides dorsalis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides goldmani; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides helveolus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides loweryi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides managuensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides melania; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides rigidus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides thomasi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides underwoodi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides variegatoides; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus variegatoides; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 EU, Siberia, Altai, Mongolia, Manchuria, Korea. See [maps] Eurasian Red Squirrel Orava Red Squirrel

  • Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 63; TL: Upsala, Sweden

  • Sciurus (Sciurus) vulgaris; [CoL]
  • Sciurus vulgaris fusconigricans; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus vulgaris infuscatus; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus vulgaris; [iNaturalist]

  800x723 (~71Kb) FINLAND: N: Espoo, Tapiola, 667:37, 31.5.1998, Photo © Markku Savela

  900x720 (~126Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 27.8.2006, Photo © D. Smirnov

  599x722 (~109Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 8.8.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov

  • S. v. vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 Continental Range

    • typicus
    • albus
    • alpinus; (Pyrenees)
    • altaicus; (Altai)
    • ameliae
    • anadyrensis; (Anadyr, NE. Siberia)
    • arcticus
    • argenteus
    • baeticus
    • balcanicus
    • bashkiricus
    • brunnea
    • calotus
    • carpathicus
    • chiliensis; (Hopei, China)
    • coreae; (Korea)
    • coreanus
    • croaticus
    • dulkeiti; (Gt Shantar Is, E. Siberia)
    • europaeus
    • exalbidus; (W.Siberia)
    • fedjushini
    • formosovi
    • fuscoater; (Germany)
    • fuconigricans; (Transbaikalia)
    • fuscorubens; (E.Siberia)
    • gotthardi
    • graeca
    • infucscatus; (central Spain)
    • istrandjae
    • italicus
    • jacutensis
    • jenissejensis; (E.Siberia)
    • kalbinensis
    • kessleri
    • lilaeus; (Greece)
    • mantchuricus; (Manchuria)
    • martensi
    • meridionalis
    • nadymensis
    • niger
    • nigrescens
    • numantius
    • ognevi
    • ?orientis; (Hokkaido)
    • rhodopensis
    • rufus
    • ?rupestris; (Sakhalin)
    • russus
    • rutilans
    • segurae
    • silanus
    • ?subalpinus
    • ?talahutky
    • ukrainicus
    • uralensis
    • varius
    • vilensis

    • Sciurus (Sciurus) niger; [CoL]
    • Sciurus aureogaster nigrescens; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus meridionalis; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus niger avicennia; [CoL]
    • Sciurus niger limitis; [CoL]
    • Sciurus niger ludovicianus; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus niger niger; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus niger rufiventer; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus niger shermani; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus niger vulpinus; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris alpinus; [CoL]
    • Sciurus vulgaris altaicus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris anadyrensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris arcticus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris argenteus; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris balcanicus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris bashkiricus; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris chiliensis; [CoL]
    • Sciurus vulgaris dulkeiti; [CoL]
    • Sciurus vulgaris exalbidus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris fedjushini; [CoL]
    • Sciurus vulgaris formosovi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris fuscoater; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris italicus; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris jacutensis; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris jenissejensis; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris lilaeus; [CoL]
    • Sciurus vulgaris mantchuricus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris martensi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris ognevi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris orientis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris rupestris; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris ukrainicus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris varius; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Sciurus vulgaris vulgaris; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • S. v. golzmajeri Smirnov, 1960

    • Sciurus vulgaris golzmajeri Smirnov, 1960; ; TL: Ozerninsk, near Zveringolovsk, Kurgan region, Transural Territory USSR
  • S. v. hoffmanni Valverde, 1968

    • Sciurus vulgaris hoffmanni Valverde, 1968; ; TL: La Perdiz, Sierra de Espuna, Alhama de Murcia, Spain

    • Sciurus granatensis hoffmanni; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • S. v. leucourus Kerr, 1792 Britain, Ireland

    • leucurus

    • Sciurus vulgaris leucourus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus yucatanensis J. A. Allen, 1877 Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, N.Guatemala. See [maps]

  • Sciurus yucatanensis J. A. Allen, 1877; in Coues & Allen, Monogr. N. Amer. Rodentia: 705; TL: Mexico, Yucatan, Merida

  • Sciurus (Sciurus) yucatanensis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus yucatanensis baliolus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus yucatanensis phaeopus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus yucatanensis yucatanensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus yucatanensis; [iNaturalist]

• Sciurus anomalus Schreber, 1785 Caucasus, Asia Minor, Palestine. See [maps] Persian Squirrel

  • Sciurus anomalus Schreber, 1785; (Georgia, Caucasus)
  • ?Sciurus anomalus Gmelin, 1788; in Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (13th edn) 1 (1): 148 (1778?); TL: Georgia, 25 km SW of Kutaisi, Sabeka
  • caucasicus
  • russatus

  • Sciurus (Tenes) anomalus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus anomalus anomalus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus anomalus; [iNaturalist]
  • S. a. syriacus Ehrenberg, 1828 Syria

    • historicus

    • Sciurus anomalus syriacus; [CoL]
  • S. a. pallescens (Gray, 1867) Iran

    • fulvus

    • Sciurus anomalus pallescens; [CoL]

• Sciurus griseus Ord, 1818 C.Washington, W.Oregon, California - Baja California Norte. See [maps]

  • Sciurus griseus Ord, 1818; J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts Paris, 87: 152; TL: Oregon, Wasco Co., The Dalles, Columbia River

  • Sciurus (Hesperosciurus) griseus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus griseus anthonyi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus griseus griseus; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Sciurus griseus nigripes; [CoL]
  • Sciurus griseus; [iNaturalist]

• Sciurus igniventris (Wagner, 1842) NW.Brazil, SE.Colombia, S.Venezuela. See [maps]

  • Sicurus igniventris Wagner, 1842; Wiegmann's Arch. Naturg. 1: 360; TL: Brazil, Amazonas, N of Rio Negro, Marabitanos

  • Sciurus (Urosciurus) igniventris; [CoL]
  • Sciurus igniventris cocalis; [CoL]
  • Sciurus igniventris igniventris; [CoL]
  • Sciurus igniventris; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus pyrrhinus Thomas, 1898 E slopes Andes of (Peru). See [maps]

  • Sciurus pyrrhinus Thomas, 1898; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 2: 265; TL: Peru, Juni, Vitoc, Garita del Sol

  • Mesosciurus pyrrhinus;
  • Sciurus (Hadrosciurus) pyrrhinus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus pyrrhinus; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus spadiceus Olfers, 1818 SE.Colombia, Ecuador, NE.Peru, Brazil, Bolivia. See [maps]

  • Sciurus spadiceus Olfers, 1818; in Eschwege, J. Bras. 15 (2): 208; TL: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Cuyaba
  • langsdorffi
  • pyrrhonotus
  • tricolor
  • urucumus

  • Sciurus (Urosciurus) spadiceus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus spadiceus spadiceus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus spadiceus steinbachi; [CoL]
  • Sciurus spadiceus tricolor; [CoL]
  • Sciurus spadiceus; [iNaturalist]
• Sciurus stramineus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1841 NE.Peru - SE.Ecuador. See [maps]

  • Sciurus stramineus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1841; Voy. "La Bonite" Zool., 1: 73; TL: Peru, Piura, Omatoe (Anotape)

  • Microsciurs stramineus;
  • Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) stramineus; [CoL]
  • Sciurus stramineus; [iNaturalist]

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