Central American dwarf squirrel
| Central American dwarf squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Microsciurus |
| Species: | M. alfari |
| Binomial name | |
| Microsciurus alfari (J. A. Allen, 1895) | |
| Subspecies[2] | |
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| Central American dwarf squirrel range | |
The Central American dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus alfari) is a small tree squirrel in the genus Microsciurus and tribe Sciurini found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.
The table below lists the six recognized subspecies of Microsciurus alfari, along with any synonyms associated with each subspecies:[2]
| Subspecies | Authority | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| M. a. alfari | J. A. Allen (1895) | none |
| M. a. alticola | Goodwin (1943) | none |
| M. a. browni | Bangs (1902) | none |
| M. a. fusculus | Thomas (1910) | none |
| M. a. septentrionalis | Anthony (1920) | none |
| M. a. venustulus | Goldman (1912) | none |
References
- ↑ Koprowski, J., Roth, L., Emmons, L., Timm, R., McCarthy, T. & Samudio, R. (2008). Microsciurus alfari. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- 1 2 Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffman, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 757. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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