Amazon Dwarf Squirrel

Amazon Dwarf Squirrel
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Microsciurus
Species:	M. flaviventer
Binomial name
Microsciurus flaviventer (Gray, 1867)
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel range

The Amazon dwarf squirrel or Guianan squirrel (Microsciurus flaviventer) is a small chipmunk-size tree squirrel in the genus Microsciurus and tribe Sciurini found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It is diurnal and arboreal, coming to ground from time to time. Its diet consists of fruit, the latex of certain trees, and arthropods. It is mostly solitary, but may be found with others feeding on the same tree.

The table below lists the eight recognized subspecies of Microsciurus flaviventer, along with any synonyms associated with each subspecies:^[2]

Microsciurus flaviventer taxonomy

Subspecies	Authority	Synonyms
M. f. flaviventer	Gray (1867)	manarius
M. f. napi	Thomas (1900)	avunculus, florenciae
M. f. otinus	Thomas (1901)	none
M. f. peruanus	J. A. Allen (1897)	none
M. f. rubrirostris	J. A. Allen (1914)	rubicollis
M. f. sabanillae	Anthony (1922)	none
M. f. similis	Nelson (1899)	none
M. f. simonsi	Thomas (1900)	none

References

1. ^ Amori, G., Koprowski, J. & Roth, L. (2008). Microsciurus flaviventer. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.
2. ^ Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Microsciurus flaviventer". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12400050. 

Bibliography

• Tirira, Diego. 2006. Mamíferos del Ecuador, Diversidad: Microsciurus flaviventer (Gray, 1867). Page on internet (Enero 2006). Version 1.1. Ediciones Murciélago Blanco. Quito. Mamiferos del Equador Checked on: fecha de visita (2009-03-17)

External links

• Natureserve.org
• Animal Diversity Web