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Caucasian squirrel

Sciurus anomalus Gmelin, 1778

LCLeast Concernrodents

The caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 256 g and live up to 5.74 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus)
Photo: Արարատ Թրվանց · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the caucasian squirrel

Weight
256 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.74 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
4src 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

Where does the caucasian squirrel live?

Not recorded

What is the caucasian squirrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) or Persian squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in south-western Asia.

The species is traditionally said to have first been described in 1778 by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in the 13th edition of Systema Naturae, and named Sciurus anomalus. However, this work was actually published in 1788, so the true first description was made by Johann Anton Güldenstädt in 1785. Gmelin made reference to this in the 1788 work, citing Güldenstädt as the author.

From the Wikipedia article “Caucasian squirrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caucasian_squirrel&oldid=1354037868), 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 caucasian squirrel endangered?

The caucasian 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 caucasian squirrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusSciurus
  7. SpeciesSciurus anomalus Gmelin, 1778
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Persian squirrelEnglish
  • Persian squirrelEnglish
  • سنجاب فارسيArabic
  • سنجاب قوقازيArabic
  • Esquirol persaCatalan
  • veverka krátkoucháCzech
  • Kaukasisches EichhörnchenGerman
  • γαλιάGreek
  • Ασιατικός σκίουροςGreek
  • Σκίουρος της ΛέσβουGreek
  • Ardilla persaSpanish
  • Ardilla caucásicaSpanish
  • persianoravaFinnish
  • Écureuil de PerseFrench
  • סנאי זהובHebrew
  • Կովկասյան սկյուռArmenian
  • Scoiattolo del CaucasoItalian
  • ペルシアリスJapanese
  • 캅카스청서Korean
  • PersiaekornNorwegian Bokmål
  • KaukasuseekhoornDutch
  • wiewiórka kaukaskaPolish
  • Esquilo-persaPortuguese
  • Кавказская белкаRussian
  • Персидская белкаRussian
  • TeyinTurkish
  • Anadolu SincabıTurkish
  • Gaş TaşTurkish
  • Kafkas SincabıTurkish
  • Suriye SincabıTurkish
  • 中東松鼠Chinese

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Relatives of the caucasian 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 caucasian squirrel?

An adult caucasian squirrel weighs 256 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the caucasian squirrel endangered?

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

How long does the caucasian squirrel live?

The caucasian squirrel has a recorded lifespan of 5.74 years.

What kind of animal is the caucasian squirrel?

The caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/caucasian-squirrel

MLA

“Caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/caucasian-squirrel.

BibTeX
@misc{caucasian_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/caucasian-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}