Sciurus (Sciurus) colliaei Richardson 1839

Sciurus (Sciurus) colliaei Richardson 1839, Zool. Capt. Beechey's Voy.: 8.

Type Locality: "San Blas, Tepic, [Nayarit,] Mexico." .

Vernacular Names: Collie's Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) colliaei subsp. colliaei Richardson 1839

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) colliaei subsp. nuchalis Nelson 1899

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) colliaei subsp. sinaloensis Nelson 1899

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) colliaei subsp. truei Nelson 1899

Distribution: Mexico: WC coast including Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Nayarit, Jalisco, and Colima.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Sciurus (Hall, 1981:421) . Includes sinaloensis and truei (Anderson, 1962). Reviewed by Best (1995 b, Mammalian Species No. 497).