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--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER SCIUROMORPHA
--> FAMILY Sciuridae
--> SUBFAMILY Sciurinae
--> TRIBE Sciurini
--> GENUS Sciurus
--> SUBGENUS Guerlinguetus
SPECIES Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) aestuans
Author: | Linnaeus, 1766. | Citation: | Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1: 88. | Common Name: | Guianan Squirrel | Type Locality: | Surinam. | Distribution: | Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | Subgenus Guerlinguetus; see Cabrera (1961:359). Formerly included gilvigularis; see Avila-Pires (1964). Subspecies recognized based on Cabrera (1961). |
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