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Sciurus variegatoides

Sciurus variegatoides (*)

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Sciuromorpha
Familia: Sciuridae
Subfamilia: Sciurinae
Tribus: Sciurini
Genus: Sciurus
Species: Sciurus variegatoides
Subspecies: S. v. adolphei - S. v. atrirufus - S. v. bangsi - S. v. belti - S. v. boothiae - S. v. dorsalis - S. v. goldmani - S. v. helveolus - S. v. loweryi - S. v. managuensis - S. v. melania - S. v. rigidus - S. v. thomasi - S. v. underwoodi - S. v. variegatoides

Name

Sciurus variegatoides Ogilby, 1839

References

* Sciurus variegatoides on Mammal Species of the World.
Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World : A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2-volume set (3rd ed).
* IUCN link: Sciurus variegatoides Ogilby, 1839 (Least Concern)

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Variegated Squirrel

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The variegated squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, southern Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Subspecies

In alphabetical order except for nominate species.[3]

* S. v. variegatoides Ogilby, 1839
* S. v. adolphei Lesson, 1842
* S. v. atrirufus Harris, 1930
* S. v. bangsi Dickey, 1928
* S. v. belti Nelson, 1899
* S. v. boothiae Gray, 1843
* S. v. dorsalis Gray, 1849
* S. v. goldmani Nelson, 1898
* S. v. helveolus Goldman, 1912
* S. v. loweryi McPherson, 1972
* S. v. managuensis Nelson, 1898
* S. v. melania Gray, 1867
* S. v. rigidus Peters, 1863
* S. v. thomasi Nelson, 1899
* S. v. underwoodi Goldman, 1932

References

1. ^ Koprowski, J., Roth, L., Reid, F., Woodman, N. & Timm, R. (2008). Sciurus variegatoides. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.
2. ^ Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Sciurus (Sciurus) variegatoides". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12400203.
3. ^ Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M., ed (2005). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=12400203.

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