Arizona gray squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Arizona gray squirrel live?

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

United States

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 Arizona gray squirrel endangered?

The Arizona gray squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Arizona gray squirrel?

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

About the Arizona gray squirrel

The Arizona gray squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis) is a tree squirrel, in the genus Sciurus, endemic to the canyons and valleys surrounded by deciduous and mixed forests in eastern Arizona and northern Mexico.

It is threatened by habitat loss. The only other large squirrel that is within its range is Abert's squirrel, which has ear tufts and lives in pine forests. Although they act and look like other gray squirrels, the Arizona gray squirrel is actually more closely related to the fox squirrel.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Arizona gray squirrel (revision 1369879855), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q777282 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).