Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Sciurus aberti | Abert's Squirrel 



ABBREVIATION : 
SCAB

COMMON NAMES : 
   Abert's squirrel
   Abert squirrel
   tassel-eared squirrel
   Kaibab squirrel


TAXONOMY : 


The currently accepted scientific name for Abert's squirrel is Sciurus
aberti Woodhouse [14,17].  There are nine recognized subspecies
including the Kaibab squirrel (S. a. kaibabensis), formerly recognized
as a separate species, S. kaibabensis.  Subspecies are as follows
[17,23]:

S. a. aberti Woodhouse
S. a. barberi Allen
S. a. chuscensis Goldman
S. a. durangi Thomas
S. a. ferreus True
S. a. kaibabensis
S. a. mimus Merriam
S. a. navajo Durrant and Kelson
S. a. phaeurus Allen


ORDER : 
Rodentia

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Abert's squirrel is listed by the State of Wyoming as a Priority III
species:  the species does not warrant intensive management programs but
its needs should be accomodated in resource management planning [40].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, September 1995


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1995. Sciurus aberti.  In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Sciurus aberti | Abert's Squirrel