Abstract
Sciurus sanborni Osgood, 1944 is a rodent commonly called Sanborn's squirrel or ardilla de Sanborn. S. sanborni is a small squirrel with olive brown dorsum, buff eye rings, and usually, white underparts. S. sanborni is 1 of 28 species in the genus Sciurus, and a rare endemic of Peru that is found in lowland Amazonian forest between 300 and 580 m elevation. The Peruvian Ministry of the Environment classifies S. sanborni as "Vulnerable" and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources considers the species to be "Data Deficient;" habitat destruction is the main threat.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 93-96 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Mammalian Species |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 952 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 19 2017 |
Keywords
- Ardilla de Sanborn
- Endemic species
- Neotropics
- Peru
- Sanborn's squirrel
- South America
- Tree squirrel
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Animal Science and Zoology