Sciurus alleni
E. W. Nelson, 1898
Allen's Squirrel
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
Order | : Rodentia |
Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
Family | : Sciuridae |
Subfamily | : Sciurinae |
Tribe | : Sciurini |
Genus | : Sciurus |
Subgenus | : Parasciurus |
Species status
Authority citation
Nelson, E.W. 1898-06-03. Descriptions of new squirrels from Mexico and Central America. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12:145-156.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263693Original name as described
Sciurus alleni
Type material
USNM:MAMM:25731 (= USNM:MAMM:A33131)
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34c04a5f1-853c-4ea0-bca6-15bac0a61020Type locality
"Monterey, Tamaulipas [=Nuevo León], Mexico."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
under a new proposed taxonomic arrangement for Sciurini, S. alleni (along with S. niger, S. nayaritensis, S. arizonensis, and S. oculatus) would be moved to the genus Parasciurus; 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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