Calabrian black squirrel
| Calabrian black squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Sciurus |
| Species: | S. meridionalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sciurus meridionaliss Lucifero 1907 | |
The Calabrian black squirrel (Sciurus meridionalis) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus, endemic to the forests of the regions of Calabria and Basilicata, in the south of the Italian Peninsula. It has been long considered a subspecies of Sciurus vulgaris, the Eurasian red squirrel, but a 2017 scientific survey brought genetic evidence of being a distinct species.[1]
The Calabrian black squirrel is an arboreal animal, noticeably bigger than its cousin the red squirrel. A darker coat on its back helps when identifying a Calabrian black squirrel.
References
- ↑ Wauters, Lucas A.; Giovanni Amori, Gaetano Aloise, Spartaco Gippoliti, Paolo Agnelli, Andrea Galimberti, Maurizio Casiraghi, Damiano Preatoni, Adriano Martinoli (2017). "New endemic mammal species for Europe: Sciurus meridionalis (Rodentia, Sciuridae)]". -Hystrix. 28 (1). doi:10.4404/hystrix-28.1-12015.
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