Sciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster F. Cuvier 1829

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 754-818 : 760

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scientific name	Sciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster F. Cuvier 1829
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Sciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster F. Cuvier 1829 View in CoL

Sciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster F. Cuvier 1829 View in CoL , in: E. Geoffroy and F. Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Mammiferes, pt. 3, Vol. 6, 59: 1-2 "Ecureuil de la Californie ".

Type Locality: "California" Restricted by Nelson (1899 b:38) to Alta Mira, Tamaulipas, Mexico .

Vernacular Names: Red-bellied Squirrel.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster subsp. aureogaster F. Cuvier 1829

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster subsp. nigrescens Bennett 1833

Distribution: SW and C Guatemala to Guanajuato to Nayarit and Nuevo Leon ( Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Sciurus ( Hall, 1981:418) . Revised by Musser (1968), who also designated a lectotype and confirmed the type locality restriction ( Musser, 1970 c). Includes griseoflavus, nelsoni , poliopus , and socialis ( Musser, 1968) . Introduced to Elliot Key, Dade County, Florida ( USA) ( Brown and McGuire, 1975).