Mearns's squirrel
| Mearns's squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Tamiasciurus |
| Species: | T. mearnsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tamiasciurus mearnsi (Townsend, 1897) | |
Mearns's squirrel (Tamiasciurus mearnsi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.[2] It is endemic to pine and fir forests at altitudes of 2,100–2,400 metres (6,900–7,900 ft) in central Baja California in Mexico.[1] This endangered species occurs in low densities and is threatened by habitat loss.[1][3] It is possibly also threatened by competition from the eastern gray squirrel, which was introduced to the range of Mearns's squirrel in 1946, but may not be present anymore.[3] Mearns's squirrel is closely related to the Douglas squirrel, but far less is known about its behavior, which was first studied in detail in 2004-2005.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 de Grammont, P. C. & Cuarón, A. (2008). Tamiasciurus mearnsi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ↑ 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. 766. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 3 Koprowski, Ramos, Pasch & Zugmeyer (2006). Observation on the ecology of the endemic Mearn's Squirrel (Tamiasciurus mearnsi). The Southwestern Naturalist 51(3): 426-430.
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