Andean squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Sciurus pucheranii
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Andean squirrel live?

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

Colombia

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 Andean squirrel endangered?

The Andean squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Andean squirrel?

The Andean squirrel (Sciurus pucheranii) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Sciurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Andean squirrel

The Andean squirrel (Sciurus pucheranii) is a tree squirrel endemic to Colombia where it inhabits montane rain forest and cloud forests of the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central ranges of the Colombian Andes, at elevations between 2,000 and 3,300 metres (6,600 and 10,800 ft). It is a small species with a body length of about 14 cm (6 in) and a similar length tail. It has soft, silky, reddish-brown fur, a darker tail and yellowish-grey underparts. It is thought to be diurnal but has been little studied, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being data deficient.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Andean squirrel (revision 1316904808), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769574 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).