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Bolivian Squirrel
Sciurus ignitus (Gray, 1867)
Also calledArdilla roja de las yungas (spa) · Bolivianisches Eichhörnchen (deu) · Esquilo-de-sanborn (por) · Madre-de-Dios Hörnchen (deu) · Nuecero (spa) · Quatipuru-pequeno (por) · Sanborns Hörnchen (deu) · bolivianorava (fin) · perunorava (fin) · scoiattolo della Bolivia (ita) · scoiattolo di Sanborn (ita) · veverka Sanbornova (ces) · veverka červenavá (ces) · wiewiórka boliwijska (pol)
First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3 vol.20 p.429
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. The Bolivian Squirrel is diurnal and active throughout the year.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Rain and montane forests at elevations of 600 - 2700 m. The Bolivian Squirrel heavily uses understories and sub-canopies of disturbed and mature forests.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Bolivian Squirrel is usually solitary and constructs round dreys of green leaves and twigs. Nests are hidden in subcanopies of palms or dense vine tangles c. 6 — 10 m off the ground. Individuals move readily on the ground and in the canopy.
Sciuridae
breeding
Breeding. Two female Bolivian Squirrels collected in August in Bolivia each had two embryos. Ajuvenile was captured in an arboreal trap in the dry season (June-July).
Sciuridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Sciurus ignitus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5219662.