Southwestern red squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Southwestern red squirrel Tamiasciurus fremonti

Where the southwestern red 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 421 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See squirrels, chipmunks & marmots on the world map

Scientific name	Tamiasciurus fremonti
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the southwestern red squirrel live?

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

United States

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.

What kind of animal is the southwestern red squirrel?

The southwestern red squirrel (Tamiasciurus fremonti) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Tamiasciurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southwestern red squirrel

The southwestern red squirrel or Fremont's squirrel (Tamiasciurus fremonti) is a species of tree squirrel, in the genus of pine squirrel, endemic to high-altitude regions of the southwestern United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southwestern red squirrel (revision 1329087249), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q89875686 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).