Sciurus variegatoides

W. Ogilby, 1839

Variegated Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Tribe : Sciurini
Genus : Sciurus
Subgenus : Echinosciurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ogilby, W. 1839-12. Mr. Ogilby called attention to a new species of Squirrel sent from the west coast of South America, by Capt. Belcher. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839:117.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571360

Original name as described

Sciurus variegatoides

Type locality

"...west coast of South America." Restricted by E. W. Nelson in 1899 to "[El] Salvador."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · El Salvador · Costa Rica · Panama

Taxonomy notes

under a new proposed taxonomic arrangement for Sciurini, S. variegatoides (along with S. colliaei, S. deppei, S. yucatanensis, and S. aureogaster) would be moved to the genus Echinosciurus; 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/1001700

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 Richardsonii

J. E. Gray, 1842

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

richardsonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.10.28.43

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fc07992c-5094-4845-b6e7-c8aec6d4f012

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2324288

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Lesson (1842:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Sciurus Boothiae

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

boothiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.10.28.43

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fc07992c-5094-4845-b6e7-c8aec6d4f012

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729836

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Sciurus fuscovariegatus

H. R. Schinz, 1845

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fuscovariegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1842.10.28.43

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fc07992c-5094-4845-b6e7-c8aec6d4f012

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

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

Sciurus Boothiae annalium

O. Thomas, 1905

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

annalium

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1845.8.5.12

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/82f0bb05-3fc8-493b-a9d8-2ebc716b1d6d

Authority page

309

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19214948

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sciurus dorsalis

J. E. Gray, 1849

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1848.10.26.4

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/02d340cf-f0ca-4024-af09-bb06005a703f https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ba542996-2a21-4963-91c5-ffce55de1c26

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862006

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Sciurus variegatoides ometepensis

Genoways & Timm, 2019

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ometepensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:115306

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=94bc0521-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

490

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59147749

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Sciurus variegatoides loweryi

McPherson, 1971

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

loweryi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LSUMZ:Mamm:10204

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lsumz/mammals?id=urn-catalog-lsumz-mammals-10204

Authority page

191

Authority publication

Revista de Biología Tropical

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Macroxus Pyladei

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

pyladei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 450

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Macroxus Adolphei

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

adolphei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-2000-611

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Sciurus variegatoides bangsi

Dickey, 1928

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

bangsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 12746 (= Dickey collection 12746)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-12746

Authority page

7

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645432

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus adolphei atrirufus

W. P. Harris, 1930

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

atrirufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 59842

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Sciurus variegatoides austini

W. P. Harris, 1933

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

austini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 65118

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus thomasi

E. W. Nelson, 1899

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:12044 (= USNM:MAMM:A23367)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/333476ffe-24ea-4821-b299-3821bd87183c

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8871643

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Sciurus variegatoides helveolus

E. A. Goldman, 1912

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

helveolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:171540

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38502ff39-450f-4a87-a46c-523c00fa068b

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813687

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus boothiae underwoodi

E. A. Goldman, 1932

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

underwoodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:250219

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aaee5492-df9c-4da0-b4a7-ef921d4ae349

Authority page

275

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39918027

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Sciurus boothiae belti

E. W. Nelson, 1899

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

belti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:36477 (= USNM:MAMM:A48847)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3645d30a3-a80b-42fb-92f6-e28224298dcb

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8871650

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Sciurus boothiae managuensis

E. W. Nelson, 1898

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

managuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:62476

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36a25e4c1-6f08-4ec4-9082-d47ac3274549

Authority page

150

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263696

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Sciurus goldmani

E. W. Nelson, 1898

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

goldmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:77903

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35a9fc4b6-6bc6-478c-bbe3-4a33ed8e4b7b

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263695

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Sciurus (Echinosciurus) melania

Bangs, 1902

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

melania

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

22

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199045

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Bangs (1902:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199045) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)

Sciurus variegatoides atrirufus

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

atrirufus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

360

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus variegatoides dorsalis

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

361

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus variegatoides melania

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

melania

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

363

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus variegatoides rigidus

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rigidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

361

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus variegatoides thomasi

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

thomasi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

362

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus variegatoides underwoodi

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

underwoodi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

360

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus variegatoides adolphei

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

adolphei

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 (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus variegatoides belti

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

belti

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 (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus variegatoides boothiae

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

boothiae

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 (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus variegatoides goldmani

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

goldmani

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 (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus variegatoides managuensis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

managuensis

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 (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

richardsoni

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

richardsoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

764

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005:764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus variegatoides variegatoides

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

variegatoides

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 (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Sciurus variegatoides

W. Ogilby, 1839

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

variegatoides

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571360

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Moore (1959:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  6. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:749) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #20024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #20024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20024/22246448) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Sciurus griseocaudatus

J. E. Gray, 1844

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

griseocaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40020025

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Sciurus rigidus

W. C. H. Peters, 1864

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rigidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

652

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43206732

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Sciurus intermedius

J. E. Gray, 1867

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

intermedius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

421

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222893

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Macroxus melania

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

melanius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

425

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222897

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Macroxus nicoyana

(J. E. Gray, 1867)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

nicoyanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

423

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222895

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

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