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Arizona gray squirrel

Sciurus arizonensis Coues, 1867

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The arizona gray squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 600 g to 647 g and live up to 11.3 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.

Arizona gray squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis)
Photo: VJAnderson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the arizona gray squirrel

Weight
600 g – 647 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
11.3 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
11.5 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the arizona gray squirrel live?

Not recorded

What is the arizona gray squirrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Arizona gray squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis) is a tree squirrel, in the genus Sciurus, endemic to the canyons and valleys surrounded by deciduous and mixed forests in eastern Arizona and northern Mexico.

It is threatened by habitat loss. The only other large squirrel that is within its range is Abert's squirrel, which has ear tufts and lives in pine forests. Although they act and look like other gray squirrels, the Arizona gray squirrel is actually more closely related to the fox squirrel.

From the Wikipedia article “Arizona gray squirrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arizona_gray_squirrel&oldid=1369879855), 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 arizona gray squirrel endangered?

The arizona gray squirrel is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species. What the categories mean.

How is the arizona gray squirrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusSciurus
  7. SpeciesSciurus arizonensis Coues, 1867

Synonyms Sciurus arizonensis arizonensis, Sciurus arizonensis catalinae, Sciurus arizonensis huachuca

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Arizona grey squirrelEnglish
  • سنجاب رمادي أريزونيArabic
  • veverka arizonskáCzech
  • ArizonagrauhörnchenGerman
  • Arizona-GrauhörnchenGerman
  • Γκρίζος Σκίουρος της ΑριζόναGreek
  • Ardilla de ArizonaSpanish
  • arizonanoravaFinnish
  • écureuil gris d'ArizonaFrench
  • scoiattolo grigio dell'ArizonaItalian
  • アリゾナハイイロリスJapanese
  • ArizonaekornNorwegian Bokmål
  • ArizonagråekornNorwegian Bokmål
  • Arizona-eekhoornDutch
  • wiewiórka arizońskaPolish
  • Esquilo-do-ArizonaPortuguese
  • Аризонская белкаRussian
  • 亞利桑那灰松鼠Chinese

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Relatives of the arizona gray 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 arizona gray squirrel?

An adult arizona gray squirrel weighs 600 g – 647 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the arizona gray squirrel endangered?

The arizona gray squirrel is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

How long does the arizona gray squirrel live?

The arizona gray squirrel has a recorded lifespan of 11.3 years.

What kind of animal is the arizona gray squirrel?

The arizona gray squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{arizona_gray_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Arizona gray squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arizona-gray-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}