Mexican Gray Squirrel
Sciurus aureogaster
Mexican gray squirrels inhabit forests, wooded parks, plantations, and shade trees from Mexico into parts of Central America, spending much of their time in the canopy. They are agile climbers and leapers, feeding mainly on nuts, seeds, fruits, buds, flowers, and occasional fungi or small animal matter. Adults use tail flicks and sharp chatter calls when alarmed, and they often nest in tree hollows or bulky leaf dreys. One notable fact is that this species shows variable belly color, with some individuals having bright rufous or orange underparts.
- Type
- Swift
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- ?
- Mexican Gray Squirrel