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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER SCIUROMORPHA
--> FAMILY Sciuridae
--> SUBFAMILY Sciurinae
--> TRIBE Sciurini
--> GENUS Sciurus
--> SUBGENUS Urosciurus
SPECIES Sciurus (Urosciurus) igniventris
| Author: | Wagner, 1842. | | Citation: | Arch. Naturg., 1: 360. | | Common Name: | Northern Amazon Red Squirrel | | Type Locality: | Brazil, Amazonas, north of the Rio Negro, Marabitanos. | | Distribution: | Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Subgenus Urosciurus; see Patton (1984). Lawrence (1988:1) restricted duida to this species although it has also been referred to S. spadiceus; the holotype is a composite. |
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