Brazilian squirrel

Brazilian squirrel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Sciurus
Species:	S. aestuans
Binomial name
Sciurus aestuans Linnaeus, 1766
Subspecies [2]
S. a. aestuans S. a. alphonsei S. a. garbei S. a. georgihernandezi S. a. henseli S. a. ingrami S. a. macconnelli S. a. poaiae S. a. quelchii S. a. venustus
Brazilian squirrel's range

The Brazilian squirrel (Sciurus aestuans), or Guianan squirrel, is a species of tree squirrel endemic to South America. It is found in south-eastern Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Venezuela.

Sciurus aestuans is a dark brown squirrel that feeds mainly on fruits and nuts, but can also prey on eggs and the young of birds.

References

1. Amori, G. (2016). "Sciurus aestuans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T20003A22248406. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T20003A22248406.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) aestuans". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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.

• John F. Eisenberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of the Neotropics Volume 3 – The Central Neotropics – Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil.