Red-bellied Squirrel
Sciurus aureogaster
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 9,008
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Mexican gray squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster, F. Cuvier), also known as the red-bellied squirrel, is known in Spanish as ardilla gris mexicana or ardilla vientre rojo. The species consists of two subspecies S. a. aureogaster and S.a. nigrescens, which are native to Mexico and Southern Guatemala. The Mexican gray squirrel was introduced to the Florida Keys in 1938 and is considered an invasive species.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mexican gray squirrel”.