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The Andean squirrel (Sciurus pucheranii) is a tree squirrel endemic to Colombia where it inhabits montane rain forest and cloud forests of the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central ranges of the Colombian Andes, at elevations between 2,000 and 3,300 metres (6,600 and 10,800 ft). It is a small species with a body length of about 14 cm (6 ...
Amazon dwarf squirrel, Microsciurus flaviventer LR/lc; Western dwarf squirrel, Microsciurus mimulus LR/lc; Santander dwarf squirrel, Microsciurus santanderensis LR/lc; Genus: Sciurus. Red-tailed squirrel, Sciurus granatensis LR/lc; Northern Amazon red squirrel, Sciurus igniventris LR/lc; Andean squirrel, Sciurus pucheranii LR/lc
With a typical head-and-body length of about 15 cm (5.9 in) and a 12 cm (4.7 in) long tail, dwarf squirrels are relatively small. However, the Neotropical pygmy squirrel, not in this genus, is much smaller than these species, as are certain squirrels in Africa and Asia. Microsciurus species have gray or brown backs, and white bellies.
Additionally, the paper suggests moving Andean squirrel back to subtribe Microsciurina, the dwarf squirrels, and assigns it to the newly described genus Leptosciurus. The paper's findings agree with prior assessments to synonymize Richmond's squirrel into Red-tailed squirrel and reassigns the Red-tailed squirrel into the previously monotypic ...
The vicuña, Lama vicugna, is the national animal of Peru. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Peru.There are 417 mammal species in Peru, of which five are critically endangered, nine are endangered, thirty-two are vulnerable, and ten are near threatened.
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Andean caenolestid; Andean gerbil mouse; Andean hairy armadillo; Andean mountain cat; Andean mountain cavy; Andean porcupine; Andean squirrel; Andean white-eared opossum; Asháninka arboreal chinchilla rat; Ashy chinchilla rat
The Santander dwarf squirrel is a small tree squirrel, measuring around 15 centimetres (5.9 in) from nose to rump, with a tail about the same length again. Females are, on average, slightly larger than males. [3] Originally described as a subspecies of the Andean squirrel, it is similar to that species in appearance, but somewhat smaller. [4]