Bolivian Squirrel

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iBolivian Squirrel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sciurus
Species: S. ignitus
Binomial name
Sciurus ignitus
(Gray, 1867)

The Bolivian Squirrel or Guianan Squirrel, Sciurus ignitus, is a squirrel species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Peru up to 2,600 m, in the Andes region.

[edit] References

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