Yellow-throated squirrel

The yellow-throated squirrel (Sciurus gilvigularis) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus, and it is endemic to South America, with records from Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. Its upper body is coloured buff and black, while the underparts are orange, deepest on the upper chest and fading to a paler shade on the throat and belly. The tail is grizzled with black and buff and may show faint bands. Its range is poorly studied and consists of separate populations in Venezuela, Guyana and northern Brazil. The animals live mainly in coastal forests dominated by palms, lianas and rattans and have not been recorded in secondary or disturbed forest. They feed chiefly on palm seeds and fruits, and the seeds of the maripa palm in particular are a major food source.