Allen's squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Allen's squirrel Sciurus alleni Least concern

Where the Allen's squirrel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 140 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See squirrels, chipmunks & marmots on the world map

Scientific name	Sciurus alleni
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Allen's squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Allen's squirrel in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Allen's squirrel endangered?

The Allen's squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Allen's squirrel?

The Allen's squirrel (Sciurus alleni) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Sciurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Allen's squirrel

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

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Allen's squirrel (revision 1347310197), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763836 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).