Authority citation: Allen, J.A. 1890. Additions and corrections. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2(4):vii-viii.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26898423
Original name as described: Sciurus nayaritensis
Nominal names: alstoni J. A. Allen, 1889 [preoccupied] | nayaritensis J. A. Allen, 1890 [nomen novum] | apache J. A. Allen, 1893 | chiricahuae E. A. Goldman, 1933
Other common names: Apache Squirrel|Chiricahua Fox Squirrel|Nayarit Squirrel
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Sciuridae -- Subfamily: Sciurinae -- Tribe: Sciurini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: AMNH MO-1254, AMNH MS-1985
Type locality: "Sierra Valparaiso, Zacatecas," Mexico.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): United States (USA) | Mexico (MEX)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: under a new proposed taxonomic arrangement for Sciurini, S. nayaritensis (along with S. niger, S. arizonensis, S. alleni, and S. oculatus) would be moved to the genus Parasciurus; this arrangement is tentatively not followed here pending further investigation
Citation: Patton, J. L., Pardiñas, U. F., & D'Elía, G. (2015). Mammals of South America, Volume 2: Rodents (Vol. 2). University of Chicago Press.|de Abreu-Jr, E. F., Pavan, S. E., Tsuchiya, M. T., Wilson, D. E., Percequillo, A. R., & Maldonado, J. E. (2020). Museomics of tree squirrels: A dense taxon sampling of mitogenomes reveals hidden diversity, phenotypic convergence, and the need of a taxonomic overhaul. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 20, 1-77.|de Abreu-Jr, E. F., Pavan, S. E., Tsuchiya, M. T., Wilson, D. E., Percequillo, A. R., & Maldonado, J. E. (2020). Spatiotemporal diversification of tree squirrels: is the South American invasion and speciation really that recent and fast?. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 230.
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