Allen's squirrel (''Sciurus alleni'') is a
tree squirrel
Tree squirrels are the members of the squirrel Family (biology), family (Sciuridae) commonly just referred to as "squirrels". They include more than 100 arboreal species native to all continents except Antarctica and Oceania.
They do not form a ...
in the genus ''
Sciurus
The genus ''Sciurus'' ( or ) contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, Temperate zone, temperate Asia, Central America and South America.
Species
The number of species in the genus is subject to change.
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endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to northern
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
. It has no recognised subspecies.
References
Endemic mammals of Mexico
Sciurus
Mammals described in 1898
Taxa named by Edward William Nelson
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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