Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel

Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel
Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel
Temporal range: Recent
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Subfamily: Sciurillinae
Moore, 1959
Genus: Sciurillus
Thomas, 1914
Species: S. pusillus
Binomial name
Sciurillus pusillus
(E. Geoffrey, 1803)
Subspecies[2]
  • S. p. pusillus
  • S. p. glaucinus
  • S. p. kuhlii
Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel

The Neotropical pygmy squirrel (Sciurillus pusillus) is a very small tree squirrel, being the only living species in the genus Sciurillus and the subfamily Sciurillinae. It is found in the lowland rainforests of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname.

The table below lists the three recognized subspecies of Sciurillus pusillus, along with any synonyms associated with each subspecies:[2]


Sciurillus pusillus taxonomy
Subspecies Authority Synonyms
S. p. pusillus E. Geoffroy (1803) none
S. p. glaucinus Thomas (1914) hoehnei
S. p. kuhlii Gray (1867) none


References

  1. ^ Amori, G., Koprowski, J. & Roth, L. (2008). Sciurillus pusillus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.
  2. ^ a b Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Sciurillus pusillus". 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=12400036. 

Bibliography

  • John F Eisenberg and Kent H Redford, 2000. Mammals of the Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil

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