Central American dwarf squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Microsciurus alfari
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 Central American dwarf squirrel live?

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

Costa Rica

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 Central American dwarf squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Central American dwarf squirrel?

The Central American dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus alfari) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Microsciurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Central American dwarf squirrel

The Central American dwarf squirrel, also known as Alfaro's pygmy squirrel, (Microsciurus alfari) is a small tree squirrel in the genus Microsciurus and tribe Sciurini found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. No species of squirrel within this genus are listed as endangered, however they are rarely seen because they are extremely elusive. This suggests that their population numbers may be larger than documented.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Central American dwarf squirrel (revision 1313882234), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763765 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).