Red-tailed squirrel

Red-tailed squirrel
S. g. chrysuros, Caldas, Colombia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sciurus
Species:
S. granatensis
Binomial name
Sciurus granatensis
(Humboldt, 1811)
Distribution of the red-tailed squirrel
Synonyms

Notosciurus granatensis

color variant from Barranquilla, Colombia

The red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) is a species of tree squirrel distributed from southern Central America to northern South America.

  1. ^ Koprowski, J.; Roth, L.; Timm, R.; Samudio, R.; Reid, F.; Emmons, L. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sciurus granatensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20010A115154583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20010A22247615.en. Retrieved 27 December 2020.