Allen's squirrel

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Allen's squirrel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sciurus
Species:
S. alleni
Binomial name
Sciurus alleni
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Allen's squirrel range

Allen's squirrel (Sciurus alleni) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to northern Mexico. It has no recognised subspecies. [2]

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References

  1. de Grammont, P.C.; Cuarón, A. (2016). "Sciurus alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T20004A22248517. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20004A22248517.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Thorington, R.W. Jr; Hoffman, R.S. (2005). "Sciurus (Sciurus) alleni". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.