Mexican gray squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Sciurus aureogaster
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 gray squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mexican gray 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 gray squirrel endangered?

The Mexican gray 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 gray squirrel?

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

About the Mexican gray squirrel

The Mexican gray squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster, F. Cuvier), also known as the red-bellied squirrel, is known in Spanish as ardilla gris mexicana or ardilla vientre rojo. The species consists of two subspecies S. a. aureogaster and S.a. nigrescens, which are native to Mexico and Southern Guatemala. The Mexican gray squirrel was introduced to the Florida Keys in 1938 and is considered an invasive species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mexican gray squirrel (revision 1363642185), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768493 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).