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Red-bellied Squirrel
Sciurus aureogaster
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
Eastern Gray SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Collie's SquirrelSciurus colliaei
Peters's SquirrelSciurus oculatus
Deppe's SquirrelSciurus deppei
Variegated SquirrelSciurus variegatoides
Eastern Fox SquirrelSciurus niger
Pallas' SquirrelCallosciurus erythraeus
Rock SquirrelOtospermophilus variegatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 9,086 |
|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 904 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 840 |
| Jalisco | 751 |
| Chiapas | 484 |
| Nuevo Leon | 455 |
| Mexico | 322 |
| Tamaulipas | 205 |
| Morelos | 175 |
| Guerrero | 152 |
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 Red-bellied Squirrel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.