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

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

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

Where does the Mearns's squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mearns'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 Mearns's squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Mearns's squirrel?

The Mearns's squirrel (Tamiasciurus mearnsi) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Tamiasciurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mearns's squirrel

Mearns's squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii mearnsi) is a subspecies of the Douglas squirrel endemic to Mexico. It is endangered and occurs in low densities, and is threatened by habitat loss. It is possibly also threatened by competition from the eastern gray squirrel, which was introduced to the range of Mearns's squirrel in 1946, but may not be present anymore. It is closely related to other subspecies of the Douglas squirrel, but far less is known about its behavior, which was first studied in detail in 2004. It is named for the 19th-century American naturalist Edgar Mearns.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mearns's squirrel (revision 1314886962), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1762156 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).