Brazilian squirrel

Weight

177.3 g – 185 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

8.07 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Young per litter or clutch

2.3src for Young per litter or clutch

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

Not recorded

The brazilian 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.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderRodentia
5. familySciuridae
6. genusSciurus
7. SpeciesSciurus aestuans Linnaeus, 1766

Synonyms Guerlinguetus aestuans

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Red squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Eastern gray squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Caucasian squirrel

Sciurus anomalus

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Japanese squirrel

Sciurus lis

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Fox squirrel

Sciurus niger

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Abert's squirrel

Sciurus aberti

Sciuridae

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@misc{brazilian_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Brazilian squirrel (Sciurus aestuans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brazilian-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}