Yucatan squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Yucatan squirrel lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sciurus yucatanensis
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Yucatan squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Yucatan squirrel in 3 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 Yucatan squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Yucatan squirrel?

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

About the Yucatan squirrel

The Yucatan squirrel (Sciurus yucatanensis), originally named the Yucatan gray squirrel, also once named the Campeche squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent areas. It is native to northern Belize, northeastern Guatemala, and southeast Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yucatan squirrel (revision 1328571504), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q375300 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).