Sciurus nayaritensis

J. A. Allen, 1890

Mexican Fox 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1890. Additions and corrections. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2(4):vii-viii.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898423

Original name as described

Sciurus nayaritensis

Other common names

Apache Squirrel · Chiricahua Fox Squirrel · Nayarit Squirrel

Type material

AMNH MO-1254, AMNH MS-1985

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-1985

Type locality

"Sierra Valparaiso, Zacatecas," Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(AZ)

Taxonomy notes

under a new proposed taxonomic arrangement for Sciurini, S. nayaritensis (along with S. niger, S. arizonensis, S. alleni, 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001691

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Sciurus alstoni

J. A. Allen, 1889

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

alstoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

AMNH MO-1254, AMNH MS-1985

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-1985

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898631

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus nayaritensis

J. A. Allen, 1890

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nayaritensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

AMNH MO-1254, AMNH MS-1985

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-1985

Authority page

vii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898423

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Moore (1959:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:364, 365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  5. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001691) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20015/115155124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sciurus apache

J. A. Allen, 1893

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

apache

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-4302, AMNH MS-5370

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-4302 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-5370

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897249

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Moore (1959:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Sciurus chiricahuae

E. A. Goldman, 1933

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

chiricahuae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:244124

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fe5c7a3c-6ab5-4480-84f2-0486073bce16

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34560801

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Sciurus nayaritensis apache

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

apache

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus nayaritensis chiricahuae

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

chiricahuae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus nayaritensis nayaritensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nayaritensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:747) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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