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Andean Squirrel
Sciurus pucheranii (Fitzinger, 1867)
Also calledAnd Dağı Sincabı (tur) · Ardilla de las Yungas (spa) · Esquilo-andino (por) · Kolumbianisches Eichhörnchen (deu) · andienorava (fin) · ardilla andina (spa) · scoiattolo delle Ande (ita) · veverka andská (ces) · wiewiórka andyjska (pol) · Écureuil de Colombie (fra) · Андская белка (rus) · سنجاب أنديزي (ara) · コロンビアタカネリス (jpn) · 安第斯松鼠 (zho)
First described in: Sitzb. Math. Naturw. Cl. vol.55 Abth., 1 p.487
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. Andean Squirrels are diurnal and terrestrial. They are active throughout the year.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Montane sub-Andean and Andean forests at elevations of 2200 - 3500 m.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. Andean Squirrels appear to live and forage alone, only occasionally interacting with others at concentrated food sources.
Sciuridae
breeding
Breeding. Female Andean Squirrels have six paired mammae, but reproductive biology is virtually unknown.
Sciuridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5219688.