Small sun squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Small sun squirrel Heliosciurus punctatus Data deficient

Where the small sun squirrel lives, 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	Heliosciurus punctatus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Is the small sun squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the small sun squirrel?

The small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Heliosciurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the small sun squirrel

The small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and possibly Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Small sun squirrel (revision 1315307550), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q308778 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).