Variegated squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the variegated squirrel lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sciurus variegatoides
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the variegated squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the variegated squirrel in 6 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 variegated squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the variegated squirrel?

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

About the variegated squirrel

The variegated squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, southern Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Fifteen subspecies are recognised. It is a common squirrel and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it a "least-concern species". Variegated squirrels kept as pets in Germany have been implicated in the transmission of a bornavirus to humans from which three people have died.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Variegated squirrel (revision 1376513155), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q508774 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).