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Collie's squirrel

Sciurus colliaei Richardson, 1839

LCLeast Concernrodents

The collie's squirrel (Sciurus colliaei) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 498 g and live up to 4.91 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the collie's squirrel

Weight
498 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4.91 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
2.67src 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 collie's squirrel live?

Not recorded

What is the collie's squirrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Collie's squirrel (Sciurus colliaei) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Mexico.

From the Wikipedia article “Collie's squirrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Collie%27s_squirrel&oldid=1356525454), 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 collie's squirrel endangered?

The collie'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 collie's squirrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusSciurus
  7. SpeciesSciurus colliaei Richardson, 1839
Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Collie’s squirrelEnglish
  • سنجاب كوليArabic
  • veverka ColliovaCzech
  • ColliehörnchenGerman
  • Collie-HörnchenGerman
  • Σκίουρος του CollieGreek
  • Ardilla gris del PacíficoSpanish
  • sierramadrenoravaFinnish
  • Écureuil de CollieFrench
  • scoiattolo di CollieItalian
  • コリーリスJapanese
  • wiewiórka stokowaPolish
  • Esquilo-de-ColliePortuguese
  • Белка КолльеRussian
  • 灰尾松鼠Chinese

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Relatives of the collie's squirrel

Other species in the same genus Sciurus.

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Common questions

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How big is the collie's squirrel?

An adult collie's squirrel weighs 498 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the collie's squirrel endangered?

The collie'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 collie's squirrel live?

The collie's squirrel has a recorded lifespan of 4.91 years.

What kind of animal is the collie's squirrel?

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

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CreatureData. (2026). Collie's squirrel (Sciurus colliaei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/collie-s-squirrel

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BibTeX
@misc{collie_s_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Collie's squirrel (Sciurus colliaei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/collie-s-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}