Sciurus sanborni

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Authors

Rosa R. Palmer

John L. Koprowski

Sciurus sanborni Osgood, 1944 is a rodent commonly called Sanborn’s squirrel or ardilla de Sanborn. S. sanborni is a small squirrel with olive brown dorsum, buff eye rings, and usually, white underparts. S. sanborni is 1 of 28 species in the genus Sciurus, and a rare endemic of Peru that is found in lowland Amazonian forest between 300 and 580 m elevation. The Peruvian Ministry of the Environment classifies S. sanborni as “Vulnerable” and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources considers the species to be “Data Deficient;” habitat destruction is the main threat.

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Mammalian Species 49:93-96.

Date of publication:

2017

Topics

endemic species

Neotropics

Sanborn’s squirrel

tree squirrel

ardilla de Sanborn

Peru

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Natural History

conservation.arizona.edu - ardilla de Sanborn

Sciurus sanborni

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