Brazilian squirrel

Brazilian squirrel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Sciurus
Subgenus:	Guerlinguetus
Species:	S. aestuans
Binomial name
Sciurus aestuans Linnaeus, 1766
Subspecies[2]
S. a. aestuans S. a. alphonsei S. a. garbei S. a. georgihernandezi S. a. henseli S. a. ingrami S. a. macconnelli S. a. poaiae S. a. quelchii S. a. venustus

The Brazilian squirrel (or Guianan squirrel) (Sciurus aestuans) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to South America. It is found in North-eastern Argentina, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Venezuela.

It is a dark brown squirrel that feeds mainly on fruits and nuts, but can also prey on eggs and the young of birds.

References

1. Amori, G., Koprowski, J. & Roth, L. (2008). Sciurus aestuans. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
2. Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) aestuans". 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.

• John F. Eisenberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.