Central American Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus alfari
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 105
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Central American dwarf squirrel, also known as Alfaro's pygmy squirrel, (Microsciurus alfari) is a small tree squirrel in the genus Microsciurus and tribe Sciurini found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. No species of squirrel within this genus are listed as endangered, however they are rarely seen because they are extremely elusive. This suggests that their population numbers may be larger than documented.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Central American dwarf squirrel”.