Sciurus yucatanensis
J. A. Allen, 1877
Yucatán 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
Authority citation
Allen, J.A. 1877. Sciuridae. Pp. 631–940 in Coues, E. and Allen, J.A. (eds.). Monographs of the North American Rodentia. United States Geological Survey of the Territories, 940 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16001499Original name as described
Sciurus carolinensis Var. yucatanensis
Other common names
Yucatan Squirrel
Type material
MCZ:Mamm:5398 (= USNM:MAMM:8502), USNM:MAMM:8503 (= USNM:MAMM:A37496), USNM:MAMM:8504 (= USNM:MAMM:A37493)
Type kind
syntypes
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3071e3a54-c3a1-4b05-9b41-989a0ba26dbb http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/337753a30-e344-4c07-90ec-ea1677347542 https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:5398Type locality
"Merida, Yucatan," Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic · Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico · Belize · Guatemala
Taxonomy notes
under a new proposed taxonomic arrangement for Sciurini, S. yucatanensis (along with S. colliaei, S. deppei, S. aureogaster, and S. variegatoides) 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
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