Mexican fox squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Mexican fox squirrel lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sciurus nayaritensis
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Mexican fox squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mexican fox squirrel in 2 countries and territories across North America.

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 Mexican fox squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Mexican fox squirrel?

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

About the Mexican fox squirrel

The Mexican fox squirrel (Sciurus nayaritensis) is a species of tree squirrel found throughout the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico as far south as Jalisco — and northward into the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona, U.S.

This species, or its subspecies, is sometimes called the Nayarit, Apache, or Chiricahua fox squirrel. It has been evaluated as an IUCN Red List Least Concern species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mexican fox squirrel (revision 1315031229), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765556 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).