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Microsciurus alfari J. A. Allen 1895

Description

Microsciurus alfari J. A. Allen 1895

Microsciurus alfari J. A. Allen 1895, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 7: 333.

Type Locality: Costa Rica, Jimenez.

Vernacular Names: Central American Dwarf Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Microsciurus alfari subsp. alfari J. A. Allen 1895

Subspecies Microsciurus alfari subsp. alticola Goodwin 1943

Subspecies Microsciurus alfari subsp. browni Bangs 1902

Subspecies Microsciurus alfari subsp. fusculus Thomas 1910

Subspecies Microsciurus alfari subsp. septentrionalis Anthony 1920

Subspecies Microsciurus alfari subsp. venustulus Goldman 1912

Distribution: Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: See Hall (1981:439-440).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, pp. 754-818 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 757, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
J. A. Allen
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Microsciurus
Species
alfari
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Microsciurus alfari Allen, 1895 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Bangs, O. 1902. Chiriqui Mammalia. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 39: 17 - 51.
  • Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90.