Caucasian Squirrel
Sciurus anomalus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 653
- Most observed in
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) or Persian squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in south-western Asia. The species is traditionally said to have first been described in 1778 by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in the 13th edition of Systema Naturae, and named Sciurus anomalus. However, this work was actually published in 1788, so the true first description was made by Johann Anton Güldenstädt in 1785.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Caucasian squirrel”.