Sciurus (Urosciurus) igniventris Wagner 1842

Sciurus (Urosciurus) igniventris Wagner 1842, Arch. Naturgesch., 1: 360.

Type Locality: Brazil, Amazonas, north of the Rio Negro, Marabitanos.

Vernacular Names: Northern Amazon Red Squirrel.

Synonyms: Sciurus (Urosciurus) duida J. A. Allen 1914; Sciurus (Urosciurus) fulminatus Thomas 1926; Sciurus (Urosciurus) manhanensis (Moojen 1942) .

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sciurus (Urosciurus) igniventris subsp. igniventris Wagner 1842

Subspecies Sciurus (Urosciurus) igniventris subsp. cocalis Thomas 1900

Distribution: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Urosciurus; see Patton (1984). Lawrence (1988:1) restricted duida to this species although it has also been referred to S. spadiceus; the holotype is a composite.