Syntheosciurus brochus Bangs 1902

Syntheosciurus brochus Bangs 1902, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 39: 25.

Type Locality: "Boquete, 7,000 ft. " [2,134 m, Chiriqui, Panama].

Vernacular Names: Bangs's Mountain Squirrel.

Synonyms: Syntheosciurus poasensis (Goodwin 1942) .

Distribution: Costa Rica to N Panama.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Reviewed by Enders (1953:509), and Wells and Giacalone (1985, Mammalian Species, 249). Includes poasensis (Hall, 1981:438; Heaney and Hoffmann, 1978; Enders, 1980).