Sciurus (Sciurus) yucatanensis J. A. Allen 1877

Sciurus (Sciurus) yucatanensis J. A. Allen 1877, in: Coues and Allen, Monogr. N. Am. Rodentia (U. S. Geol. Geograph. Survey Terr., Rep.), Vol. 11: 705.

Type Locality: "Merida, Yucatan," [Mexico].

Vernacular Names: Yucatan Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) yucatanensis subsp. yucatanensis J. A. Allen 1877

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) yucatanensis subsp. baliolus Nelson 1901

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) yucatanensis subsp. phaeopus Goodwin 1932

Distribution: Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico); N and SW Belize; N Guatemala.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Sciurus (Hall, 1981:422) . Reviewed by Best et al. (1995, Mammalian Species No. 506).