Brazilian squirrel

The Brazilian squirrel (or Guianan squirrel) (Sciurus aestuans) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to South America. It is found in South-eastern Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Venezuela.

Brazilian squirrel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sciurus
Species:
S. aestuans
Binomial name
Sciurus aestuans
Linnaeus, 1766
Subspecies[2]
  • S. a. aestuans
  • S. a. alphonsei
  • S. a. garbei
  • S. a. georgihernandezi
  • S. a. henseli
  • S. a. ingrami
  • S. a. macconnelli
  • S. a. poaiae
  • S. a. quelchii
  • S. a. venustus
Brazilian squirrel's range

It is a dark brown squirrel that feeds mainly on fruits and nuts, but can also prey on eggs and the young of birds.

References
  1. Amori, G.; Koprowski, J. & Roth, L. (2008). "Sciurus aestuans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) aestuans". 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.
  • John F. Eisenberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.


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