Richmond's Squirrel
Sciurus richmondi Nelson, 1898
Also calledEsquilo-de-richmond (por) · Nicaraguahörnchen (deu) · Nikaragua Sincabı (tur) · Richmonds Hörnchen (deu) · nicaraguanorava (fin) · scoiattolo di Richmond (ita) · veverka Richmondova (ces) · wiewiórka nikaraguańska (pol) · Écureuil de Richmond (fra) · Белка Ричмонда (rus) · سنجاب ريتشموندي (ara) · リッチモンドリス (jpn) · 李奇蒙松鼠 (zho)
First described in: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. vol.12 p.146
Richmond's squirrel (Sciurus richmondi) is a poorly known tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Nicaragua, which is likely a synonym of the red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis). It is locally known as the ardilla del rama.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Subgenus Guerlinguetus (Hall, 1981: 436). Reviewed by Jones and Genoways (1975 b, Mammalian Species No. 53).
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
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Type Locality: " Escondido River (50 mi. [80 km] above Bluefields) Nicaragua " (Nelson, 1899 b: 100).
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Subgenus Guerlinguetus (Hall, 1981: 436). Reviewed by Jones and Genoways (19756, Mammalian Species, 53).
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
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TYPE LOCALITY: " Escondido River (50 mi. above Bluefields) Nicaragua " (Nelson, 18996: 100).
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Very similar to the Sciurus granatensis ssp. hoffmanni, but smaller in size, coloured less brightly, and with lighter coloured hairs on the tail. It has a brown back and tail, the tail streaked with tawny yellowish hairs, and an orange abdomen. Females have noticeably wider cheekbones than the males, but are otherwise morphologically identical (aside from the obvious).
Range & habitat
Endemic to Nicaragua. It has mostly been collected in the lowlands on the Atlantic coast, from the border of Costa Rica to Honduras. It is thought to be absent from the Pacific coast, although specimens have been collected near there at the Toro rapids on the Río San Juan near Lake Nicaragua.
What it does
It is diurnal and probably solitary. It forages on the ground and in the understory and is seldom seen in the canopy, more often on the trunk and lower branches according to Jones Jr. & Genoways in 1971. The breeding season is long, from at least February to September, and litters of mostly three, sometimes two, young were reported by Jones Jr. & Genoways based on six gravid females. Jones Jr. & Genoways reported that it may moult twice a year.
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
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Sciurus richmondi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5219665.