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Yucatan squirrel

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The Yucatan squirrel (Sciurus yucatanensis), first named the Yucatan gray squirrel and once called the Campeche squirrel, is a tree squirrel of the genus Sciurus native to the Yucatan Peninsula and nearby areas of northern Belize, northeastern Guatemala and southeast Mexico. It lives in dry deciduous and evergreen forest, semiarid pine-oak woodland and regrowing logged forest below 750 m, is active by day, and spends most of its time in trees. It is 450 to 500 mm long, eats soft fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers and buds, and has three recognised subspecies. Deforestation is considered a major threat to its population.

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It is native to northern Belize, northeastern Guatemala, and southeast Mexico.

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It is native to northern Belize, northeastern Guatemala, and southeast Mexico.

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It is native to northern Belize, northeastern Guatemala, and southeast Mexico.

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is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent areas
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Yucatan squirrel (Wikipedia)
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    It is native to northern Belize, northeastern Guatemala, and southeast Mexico.
  • Lead, range, where it lives
    is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent areas
  • In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead
    The Yucatan squirrel (Sciurus yucatanensis), originally named the Yucatan gray squirrel, also once named the Campeche squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent areas.
  • Child Taxon Of: Sciurus, Lead, genus
    The Yucatan squirrel (Sciurus yucatanensis), originally named the Yucatan gray squirrel, also once named the Campeche squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent areas.
  • In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Biology, habitat
    The Yucatan squirrel lives in dry deciduous and evergreen forests, semiarid pine-oak woodlands, and secondary forest growing in formerly logged areas.
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