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Yucatán Squirrel
Sciurus yucatanensis
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Deppe's SquirrelSciurus deppei
Variegated SquirrelSciurus variegatoides
Eastern Gray SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red-bellied SquirrelSciurus aureogaster
Collie's SquirrelSciurus colliaei
Western Gray SquirrelSciurus griseus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 1,899 |
|---|---|
| Quintana Roo | 1,219 |
| Yucatan | 500 |
| Campeche | 139 |
| Guatemala | 88 |
| Petén | 88 |
| Chiapas | 37 |
| Tabasco | 4 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Squirrels · Sciuridae |
| Genus | Tree Squirrels · Sciurus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Yucatán Squirrel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.