Southern Amazon red squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the southern Amazon red squirrel lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sciurus spadiceus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the southern Amazon red squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern Amazon red squirrel in 4 countries and territories across South 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 southern Amazon red squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the southern Amazon red squirrel?

The southern Amazon red squirrel (Sciurus spadiceus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Hadrosciurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern Amazon red squirrel

The southern Amazon red squirrel (Sciurus spadiceus), is a squirrel species from South America where it inhabits forests in much of north-western South America east of the Andes. Three subspecies are currently recognised. It is a dark red colour, or a dark brown grizzled with ochre, has whitish underparts and grows to a total length of 48 to 63 cm (19 to 25 in), including a very long tail. It spends much of its time on the ground in the undergrowth and feeds largely on nuts. Little is known of its breeding habits, but it is a sociable species, several individuals often feeding together in one tree. This squirrel faces no particular threats, has a wide range and is relatively common, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists it as a "least-concern species".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern Amazon red squirrel (revision 1315306694), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769570 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).