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Sciurus (Sciurus) nayaritensis J. A. Allen 1890

Description

Sciurus (Sciurus) nayaritensis J. A. Allen 1890

Sciurus (Sciurus) nayaritensis J. A. Allen 1890, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 2: 7.

Type Locality: "Sierra Valparaiso, Zacatecas," [Mexico.].

Vernacular Names: Mexican Fox Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) nayaritensis subsp. nayaritensis J. A. Allen 1890

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) nayaritensis subsp. apache J. A. Allen 1893

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) nayaritensis subsp. chiricahuae Goldman 1933

Distribution: Jalisco (Mexico) north to SE Arizona (USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Sciurus (Hall, 1981:431). Includes chiricahuae and apache (Hall, 1981:431; Lee and Hoffmeister, 1963). Reviewed by Best (1995 d, Mammalian Species No. 492).

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 762, 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
Sciurus
Species
nayaritensis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Sciurus (Sciurus) nayaritensis Allen, 1890 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • 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.
  • Best, T. L. 1995 d. Sciurus nayaritensis. Mammalian Species, 492: 1 - 5.