Microsciurus alfari
(J. A. Allen, 1895)
Central American Dwarf Squirrel
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
| Family | : Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | : Sciurinae |
| Tribe | : Sciurini |
| Genus | : Microsciurus |
Species status
Authority citation
Allen, J.A. 1895-11-08. Descriptions of new American mammals. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 7(10):327-340.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894481Original name as described
Sciurus (Microsciurus) alfari
Other common names
Alfaro's Pygmy Squirrel
Type material
AMNH MO-9554, AMNH MS-11290
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-9554 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-11290Type locality
"Costa Rica, Jimenez."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia
Taxonomy notes
includes venustulus, which was recently considered a distinct species; Microsciurus, Syntheosciurus, and Sciurus were recently tentatively revised, in which species of Microsciurus were moved to other genera; M. alfari would be the only species retained under Microsciurus, along with an undescribed species; this arrangement is tentatively not followed here pending further investigation
Taxonomy notes citation
Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. (2015). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press. · de Abreu-Jr, E. F., Pavan, S. E., Tsuchiya, M. T., Wilson, D. E., Percequillo, A. R., & Maldonado, J. E. (2020). Museomics of tree squirrels: A dense taxon sampling of mitogenomes reveals hidden diversity, phenotypic convergence, and the need of a taxonomic overhaul. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 20, 1-77. · de Abreu-Jr, E. F., Pavan, S. E., Tsuchiya, M. T., Wilson, D. E., Percequillo, A. R., & Maldonado, J. E. (2020). Spatiotemporal diversification of tree squirrels: is the South American invasion and speciation really that recent and fast?. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 230.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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