Santander dwarf squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Santander dwarf squirrel Microsciurus santanderensis Data deficient

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 5 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See squirrels, chipmunks & marmots on the world map

Scientific name	Microsciurus santanderensis
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Santander dwarf squirrel live?

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

Colombia

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 Santander dwarf squirrel endangered?

The Santander dwarf squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Santander dwarf squirrel?

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

About the Santander dwarf squirrel

The Santander dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus santanderensis) is a small tree squirrel endemic to Colombia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Santander dwarf squirrel (revision 1322846029), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q765313 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).