Allen's Squirrel
Sciurus alleni Nelson, 1898
Also calledAllens Hörnchen (deu) · Ardilla de Nuevo León (spa) · Esquilo-de-Allen (por) · scoiattolo di Allen (ita) · sonoranorava (fin) · veverka Allenova (ces) · wiewiórka meksykańska (pol) · Écureuil d'Allen (fra) · Σκίουρος του Allen (ell) · Белка Аллена (rus) · سنجاب ألين (ara) · アレンリス (jpn) · 亞氏松鼠 (zho)
First described in: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. vol.12 p.147
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. Allen’s Squirrels are diurnal and active throughout the year.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Oak (Quercus, Fagaceae) and oak-pine (Pinus, Pinaceae) forests in montane and coastal plains.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. Allen’s Squirrels live in natural cavities in trees or dreys of pine needles, leaves, and sticks above 3 m high in the canopy. Individuals usually forage alone and are rarely seen interacting with others at concentrated food sources. Foraging occurs in all canopylevels, with significant time spent on the ground. Allen’s Squirrels rarely vocalize, but when threatened, they utter an alarm call that is a series of chatters and chucks.
Sciuridae
breeding
Breeding. Pregnancy and lactation have been reported in all months but appear most common in late spring. Litter sizes are 1 - 4 young.
Sciuridae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5219679.