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SPECIES Microsciurus flaviventer

Author:Gray, 1867.
Citation:Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 20: 432.
Common Name:Amazon Dwarf Squirrel
Type Locality:Brazil. Cabrera (1961) suggested the type locality could be restricted to Pebas, based on Thomas (1928b).
Distribution:Amazon basin of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil west of the Rios Negro and Jurua.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
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SUBSPECIES flaviventer

SUBSPECIES napi

SUBSPECIES otinus

SUBSPECIES peruanus

SUBSPECIES rubrirostris

SUBSPECIES sabanillae

SUBSPECIES similis

SUBSPECIES simonsi

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