Saturday, January 23, 2010

What is the taxonmomy of a squirrel found in the jungle biome? (genus species)?

Which squirrel do you mean?





Here is one that meets your question, but it in only one of many.





Variegated Tropical Squirrel;





Ardilla Tricolor; Chiza





Sciurus variegatoides dorsalis





Family: Sciuridae








These beautiful members of the rodent family are native to southern Mexico and South to the Panama Canal. In Spanish they are called “chiza”, or “ardilla tricolor” for their long soft fur with light grey tail and sides, and patches of black and coffee color on their back. They weigh about one pound, and are 19”-22” long with 10”-12” of that being the tail length.What is the taxonmomy of a squirrel found in the jungle biome? (genus species)?
I'm not sure which species you're talking about, but here's what appears to be a good taxonomy of the whole squirrel family





http://dirttime.ws/Notebook/Taxonomy.htm (scroll down a little to find the squirrels)





you may also want to check this out:


http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleR…


lots of additional sources there

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