Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) pucheranii Fitzinger 1867

Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) pucheranii Fitzinger 1867, Sitzb. Math. Naturw. Cl., 55 (Abth., 1): 487.

Type Locality: Colombia, near Bogota.

Vernacular Names: Andean Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) pucheranii subsp. pucheranii Fitzinger 1867

Subspecies Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) pucheranii subsp. caucensis Nelson 1899

Subspecies Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) pucheranii subsp. medellinensis Gray 1867

Distribution: Colombian Andes.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Guerlinguetus; see Cabrera (1961:372) and Eisenberg (1989). Moore (1959) placed pucheranii in the genus Microsciurus . Subspecies according to Cabrera (1961).