Sciurus ignitus
(J. E. Gray, 1867)
Bolivian Squirrel
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
| Family | : Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | : Sciurinae |
| Tribe | : Sciurini |
| Genus | : Sciurus |
| Subgenus | : Hadrosciurus |
Species status
Authority citation
Gray, J.E. 1867-12-01. Synopsis of the species of American squirrels in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3)20(120):415-434.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222901Original name as described
Macroxus ignitus
Other common names
Sanborn's Squirrel
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1846.7.28.27
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/382d299b-337d-4e70-ab29-1e3b215abaeeType locality
"Bolivia, near Yungas, upper Rio Beni."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Peru · Bolivia · Brazil · Argentina
Taxonomy notes
has been treated as a subspecies of S. pucheranii by some authors, but is considered distinct here based on molecular data, also including sanborni, which was previously lumped into S. pucherani; under a new proposed taxonomic arrangement for Sciurini, S. ignitus (along with S. igniventris, S. pyrrhinus, S. spadiceus, and the recently described S. pachecoi) would be moved to the genus Hadrosciurus; this arrangement is tentatively not followed here pending further investigation; this species may be included under S. pucheranii
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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