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Abert's squirrel

Sciurus aberti Woodhouse, 1853

LCLeast Concernrodents

The abert's squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 624 g and live up to 6.98 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Abert's squirrel (Sciurus aberti)
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Quick facts about the abert's squirrel

Weight
624 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6.98 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
43.5 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
3.26src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.7 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the abert's squirrel live?

Not recorded

What is the abert's squirrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Abert's squirrel or the tassel-eared squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to the southern Rocky Mountains from the United States to the northern Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico, with concentrations found in Arizona, New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado. It is closely associated with, and largely confined to, mature ponderosa pine forests. It is named in honor of the American naturalist John James Abert; nine subspecies are recognised. It is recognizable by its tufted ears, gray color, pale underparts and rufous patch on the lower back. The squirrel feeds on the seeds and cones of the Mexican pinyon and the ponderosa pine when they are available, but will also take fungi, buds, bark, and carrion. Breeding normally occurs in summer, with a spherical nest being built high in the canopy.

From the Wikipedia article “Abert's squirrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abert%27s_squirrel&oldid=1381881657), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the abert's squirrel endangered?

The abert's squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the abert's squirrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusSciurus
  7. SpeciesSciurus aberti Woodhouse, 1853
Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Abert’s squirrelEnglish
  • Tassel-eared squirrelEnglish
  • سنجاب أبرتArabic
  • veverka ušatáCzech
  • AberthörnchenGerman
  • Σκίουρος του AbertGreek
  • Ardilla de AbertSpanish
  • Ardilla de AlbertSpanish
  • Ardilla orejas peludasSpanish
  • tupsukorvaoravaFinnish
  • Écureuil d'AbertFrench
  • ecsetfülű mókusHungarian
  • Սկյուռ ԱբերտիArmenian
  • scoiattolo di AbertItalian
  • アーベルトリスJapanese
  • BustøreekornNorwegian Bokmål
  • WitstaarteekhoornDutch
  • wiewiórka frędzlouchaPolish
  • Esquilo-de-AbertPortuguese
  • Белка АбертаRussian
  • 纓耳松鼠Chinese

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Relatives of the abert's squirrel

Other species in the same genus Sciurus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the abert's squirrel?

An adult abert's squirrel weighs 624 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the abert's squirrel endangered?

The abert's squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the abert's squirrel live?

The abert's squirrel has a recorded lifespan of 6.98 years.

How long is the abert's squirrel pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 43.5 days.

What kind of animal is the abert's squirrel?

The abert's squirrel (Sciurus aberti) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Abert's squirrel (Sciurus aberti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/abert-s-squirrel

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{abert_s_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Abert's squirrel (Sciurus aberti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/abert-s-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}