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Calabrian Black Squirrel (Sciurus meridionalis)

Calabrian Black Squirrel

Sciurus meridionalis

Class
Mammal
Rarity
Rare
Observations
70
Most observed in
🇮🇹 Italy
Conservation
Near Threatened

Description

The Calabrian black squirrel (Sciurus meridionalis) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus, endemic to the forests of the regions of Calabria and Basilicata, in the south of the Italian Peninsula.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Calabrian black squirrel”.

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