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Sciurus yucatanensis
Yucatan squirrel



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By Bret Weinstein

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Family: Sciuridae
Subfamily: Sciurinae
Genus: Sciurus
Species: Sciurus yucatanensis

Geographic Range

The Yucatan, Tabasco, and Eastern Chiapas in Mexico, and northern Guatemala.

Biogeographic Regions:
neotropical (native ).

Reproduction

Breeding takes place in April and May. Litters range from 2-5 individuals.

Key reproductive features:
gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate); sexual .

Behavior

This rodent is nocturnal and very timid. Little else is known about the behaviour of this organism.

Key behaviors:
motile .

Food Habits

Unknown

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Contributors

Bret Weinstein (author), University of Michigan.

References

Mammalian Species #506

Walker's Mammals of the World, fifth edition; Nowak, R. ed.; 1991; Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 580-583

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To cite this page: Weinstein, B. 1999. "Sciurus yucatanensis" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 29, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Sciurus_yucatanensis.html.

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