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Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758

Sciurus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 63, TS: Sciurus vulgaris
Aphrontis
Tenes
Oreosciurus
Guelinguetus
Hesperosciurus
Otosciurus
Hadrosciurus
Urosciurus

Sciurus alberti Woodhouse, 1853

SE.Utah, W.Colorado, SE.Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, NW.Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora). See [About maps] Sciurus alberti Woodhouse, 1853; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. (1852), 6: 110, 220, TL: Arizona, Coconico Co., San Francisco Mtn.
kaibanensis

Sciurus aestuans Linnaeus, 1766

Venezuela - N.Argentina. See [About maps] Sciurus aestuans Linnaeus, 1766; Syst. Nat. (edn. 12) 1: 88, TL: Surinam

Sciurus flammifer Thomas, 1904

Venezuela, Colombia?. See [About maps] Sciurus flammifer Thomas, 1904; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (7) 14: 33, TL: Venezuela, Bolivar, Caura Valley, La Union
Guerlinguetus flammifer ;

Sciurus gilvigularis Wagner, 1842

N.Brazil. See [About maps] Sciurus gilvigularis Wagner, 1842; Arch. Naturg. 2: 43, TL: Brazil, Borba, Rio Madeira
paraensis

Sciurus granatensis Humboldt, 1811

Costa Rica - Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Margarita Is., Trinidad, Tobago. See [About maps] Sciurus granatensis Humboldt, 1811; Rec. Observ. Zool., 1 (1805): 8, TL: Colombia, Bolivar, Cartagena
saltuensis
saleutenisisi ; (missp.)

Sciurus ignitus (Gray, 1867)

Andes of (Bolivia, SE.Peru), E.Peru (Ucayali Valle), NE.Mato Grosso, NW.Argentina. See [About maps] ignitus (Gray, 1867); Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 20: 429, TL: Bolivia, near Yungas, upper Rio Beni
cuscinus

Sciurus pucheranii (Fitzinger, 1867)

Colombia. See [About maps] pucheranii (Fitzinger, 1867); Sitzb. Math. Naturw. Cl., 55 (Abth. 1): 487, TL: Colombia, near Bogota
medellinensis
Microsciurus pucherani ;
Microsciurus medellineusis[sic] ;

Sciurus richmondi Nelson, 1898

Nicaragua. See [About maps] Sciurus richmondi Nelson, 1898; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 12: 146, TL: Nicaragua, Escondido River, 50 mi. above Bluefields

Sciurus alleni Nelson, 1898

Mexico. See [About maps] Sciurus alleni Nelson, 1898; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 12: 147, TL: Mexico, Nuevo Leon, Monterrey

Sciurus arizonensis Coues, 1867

Arizona, New Mexico, NE.Sonora. See [About maps] Sciurus arizonensis Coues, 1867; Am. Nat. 1: 357, TL: Arizona, Yavapai Co., Fort Whipple

Sciurus aureogaster Cuvier, 1829

Guatemala - S.Mexicom (Nayarit, Nuevo Leon). See [About maps] Sciurus aureogaster Cuvier, 1829; Regn. Anim., 2nd ed., 1: -, TL: Mexico, Tamaulipas, Altamira
griseoflavus
nelsoni
poliopus
socialis

Sciurus caroliensis Gmelin, 1788

from (E.Texas - Saskatchewan) - E.USA, Britain, Ireland. See [About maps] American Grey Squirrel
Sciurus caroliensis Gmelin, 1788; in Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (13th edn) 1: 148, TL: Carolina, USA

Sciurus collilaei Richardson, 1839

Mexico. See [About maps] Sciurus collilaei Richardson, 1839; in Beechey, The Zool. of Capt. Beechey's Voy.: 8, TL: Mexico, Nayarit, San Blas
sinaloensis
truei

Sciurus deppei Peters, 1863

Mexico (Tamaulipas) - Costa Rica. See [About maps] Sciurus deppei Peters, 1863; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 654, TL: Mexico, Veracruz, Papantla

Sciurus lis Temminck, 1844

Japan. See [About maps] Japanese Squirrel
Sciurus lis Temminck, 1844; Fauna Japonica 1 (Mamm.): 45, TL: Honshu, Japan

Sciurus nayaritensis J. A. Allen, 1890

Mexico (Jalisco) - SE.Arizona. See [About maps] Sciurus nayaritensis J. A. Allen, 1890; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., ?2: 7, footnote, TL: Mexico, Zacatecas, Sierra Valparaiso
chiricahuae
apache

Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758

from (N.Mexico, Texas - Manitoba) - E.USA. See [About maps] Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 64, TL: S.South Carolina?
Sciurus niger cinereus

Sciurus oculatus Peters, 1863

Mexico. See [About maps] Sciurus oculatus Peters, 1863; Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin: 653, TL: Mexico, Veracruz, ?near Las Vigas

Sciurus variegatoides Ogilby, 1839

Mexico (S.Chiapas) - Panama. See [About maps] Sciurus variegatoides Ogilby, 1839; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1839: 117, TL: El Salvador
goldmani

Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758

EU, Siberia, Altai, Mongolia, Manchuria, Korea. See [About maps] Orava Eurasian Red Squirrel Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 63, TL: Upsala, Sweden

800x723 (~71Kb) FINLAND: N: Espoo, Tapiola, 667:37, 31.5.1998, Photo © Markku Savela

900x720 (~126Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 27.8.2006, Photo © D. Smirnov

599x722 (~109Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 8.8.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov

S. v. vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758

Continental Range typicus
albus
alpinus; (Pyrenees)
altaicus; (Altai)
ameliae
anadyrensis; (Anadyr, NE. Siberia)
arcticus
argenteus
baeticus
balcanicus
bashkiricus
brunnea
calotus
carpathicus
chiliensis; (Hopei, China)
coreae; (Korea)
coreanus
croaticus
dulkeiti; (Gt Shantar Is, E. Siberia)
europaeus
exalbidus; (W.Siberia)
fedjushini
formosovi
fuscoater; (Germany)
fuconigricans; (Transbaikalia)
fuscorubens; (E.Siberia)
gotthardi
graeca
infucscatus; (central Spain)
istrandjae
italicus
jacutensis
jenissejensis; (E.Siberia)
kalbinensis
kessleri
lilaeus; (Greece)
mantchuricus; (Manchuria)
martensi
meridionalis
nadymensis
niger
nigrescens
numantius
ognevi
?orientis; (Hokkaido)
rhodopensis
rufus
?rupestris; (Sakhalin)
russus
rutilans
segurae
silanus
?subalpinus
?talahutky
ukrainicus
uralensis
varius
vilensis

S. v. golzmajeri Smirnov, 1960

Sciurus vulgaris golzmajeri Smirnov, 1960; , TL: Ozerninsk, near Zveringolovsk, Kurgan region, Transural Territory USSR

S. v. hoffmanni Valverde, 1968

Sciurus vulgaris hoffmanni Valverde, 1968; , TL: La Perdiz, Sierra de Espuna, Alhama de Murcia, Spain

S. v. leucourus Kerr, 1792

Britain, Ireland leucurus

Sciurus yucatanensis J. A. Allen, 1877

Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, N.Guatemala. See [About maps] Sciurus yucatanensis J. A. Allen, 1877; in Coues & Allen, Monogr. N. Amer. Rodentia: 705, TL: Mexico, Yucatan, Merida

Sciurus anomalus Schreber, 1785

Caucasus, Asia Minor, Palestine. See [About maps] Persian Squirrel
Sciurus anomalus Schreber, 1785; (Georgia, Caucasus)
?Sciurus anomalus Gmelin, 1788; in Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (13th edn) 1: 148 (1778?), TL: Georgia, 25 km SW of Kutaisi, Sabeka
caucasicus
russatus

S. a. syriacus Ehrenberg, 1828

Syria historicus

S. a. pallescens (Gray, 1867)

Iran fulvus

Sciurus griseus Ord, 1818

C.Washington, W.Oregon, California - Baja California Norte. See [About maps] Sciurus griseus Ord, 1818; J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts Paris, 87: 152, TL: Oregon, Wasco Co., The Dalles, Columbia River

Sciurus igniventris (Wagner, 1842)

NW.Brazil, SE.Colombia, S.Venezuela. See [About maps] Sicurus igniventris Wagner, 1842; Wiegmann's Arch. Naturg. 1: 360, TL: Brazil, Amazonas, N of Rio Negro, Marabitanos

Sciurus pyrrhinus Thomas, 1898

E slopes Andes of (Peru). See [About maps] Sciurus pyrrhinus Thomas, 1898; : 265, TL: Peru, Juni, Vitoc, Garita del Sol
Mesosciurus pyrrhinus ;

Sciurus spadiceus Olfers, 1818

SE.Colombia, Ecuador, NE.Peru, Brazil, Bolivia. See [About maps] Sciurus spadiceus Olfers, 1818; in Eschwege, J. Bras. 15 (2): 208, TL: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Cuyaba
langsdorffi
pyrrhonotus
tricolor
urucumus

Sciurus stramineus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1841

NE.Peru - SE.Ecuador. See [About maps] Sciurus stramineus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1841; Voy. "La Bonite" Zool., 1: 73, TL: Peru, Piura, Omatoe (Anotape)
Microsciurs stramineus ;

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

Additional information sources:

• Nisäkäshavaintojen kerääjät Suomessa; (in Finnish only, various contacts for mammals observations within Finland)

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.