Sciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster F. Cuvier 1829

Sciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster F. Cuvier 1829, in: E. Geoffroy and F. Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Mammiferes, pt. 3, Vol. 6, 59: 1-2 "Ecureuil de la Californie ".

Type Locality: "California" Restricted by Nelson (1899 b:38) to Alta Mira, Tamaulipas, Mexico .

Vernacular Names: Red-bellied Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster subsp. aureogaster F. Cuvier 1829

Subspecies Sciurus (Sciurus) aureogaster subsp. nigrescens Bennett 1833

Distribution: SW and C Guatemala to Guanajuato to Nayarit and Nuevo Leon (Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Sciurus (Hall, 1981:418) . Revised by Musser (1968), who also designated a lectotype and confirmed the type locality restriction (Musser, 1970 c). Includes griseoflavus, nelsoni, poliopus, and socialis (Musser, 1968) . Introduced to Elliot Key, Dade County, Florida (USA) (Brown and McGuire, 1975).