Sciurus deppei Peters, 1863 . Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, p. 654.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Veracruz, Papantla .

DISTRIBUTION: Tamaulipas (Mexico) to Costa Rica.

COMMENT: Subgenus Sciurus; see Hall, 1981:426.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix III (Costa Rica).

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410002030010001.