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--> SUBGENUS Sciurus
SPECIES Sciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster
| Author: | F. Cuvier, 1829. | | Citation: | In E. Geoffroy and F. Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Mammifères, pt. 3, 6(59): 1-2 "Ecureuil de la Californie". | | Common Name: | Red-bellied Squirrel | | Type Locality: | "California" Restricted by Nelson (1899b:38) to Alta Mira, Tamaulipas, Mexico. | | Distribution: | SW and C Guatemala to Guanajuato to Nayarit and Nuevo Leon (Mexico). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Subgenus Sciurus (Hall, 1981:418). Revised by Musser (1968), who also designated a lectotype and confirmed the type locality restriction (Musser, 1970c). Includes griseoflavus, nelsoni, poliopus, and socialis (Musser, 1968). Introduced to Elliot Key, Dade County, Florida (USA) (Brown and McGuire, 1975). |
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