Sciurus siderolithicus Picted and Humbert 1869 (squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Belongs to Sciurus according to Picted and Humbert 1869

See also Hooker and Weidmann 2007

Sister taxa: Sciurus (Prosciurus), Sciurus aberti, Sciurus alleni, Sciurus arizonensis, Sciurus calycinus, Sciurus carolinensis, Sciurus flavus, Sciurus giganteus, Sciurus griseus, Sciurus niger, Sciurus olsoni, Sciurus panolius, Sciurus prevostii, Sciurus spectabilis, Sciurus venturus, Sciurus vittatus, Sciurus vortmani, Sciurus vulgaris

Type specimen: MGL.39562, a maxilla (Right maxilla with M1-2)

Ecology: arboreal granivore-frugivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sciurus siderolithicus in the database

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