Deppe's squirrel
Sciurus deppei Peters, 1863
The deppe's squirrel (Sciurus deppei) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 190 g to 249.5 g and live up to 7.65 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the deppe's squirrel
- Weight
- 190 g – 249.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 7.65 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.71src 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 deppe's squirrel live?
Not recorded
What is the deppe's squirrel?
Deppe's squirrel (Sciurus deppei) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
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Is the deppe's squirrel endangered?
The deppe's squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the deppe's squirrel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familySciuridae
- genusSciurus
- SpeciesSciurus deppei Peters, 1863
Other names and names in other languages (21)
- Deppe’s squirrelEnglish
- سنجاب ديبيArabic
- veverka DeppeovaCzech
- Deppes HörnchenGerman
- Σκίουρος του DeppeGreek
- MotoSpanish
- Ardilla De DeppeSpanish
- Ardilla De Los PinosSpanish
- Ardilla del MiravallesSpanish
- Ardilla tropicalSpanish
- panamanoravaFinnish
- Écureuil De DeppeFrench
- Écureuil Des PinsFrench
- scoiattolo di DeppeItalian
- デッペリスJapanese
- TemmindeekornNorwegian Bokmål
- Deppes BoomeekhoornDutch
- wiewiórka samotnaPolish
- Esquilo-de-DeppePortuguese
- Белка ДеппеRussian
- 達氏松鼠Chinese
Relatives of the deppe's squirrel
Other species in the same genus Sciurus.
Red squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Eastern gray squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Caucasian squirrel
Sciurus anomalus
Japanese squirrel
Sciurus lis
Fox squirrel
Sciurus niger
Abert's squirrel
Sciurus aberti
CompareDeppe's squirrel vs Red squirrelDeppe's squirrel vs Eastern gray squirrelDeppe's squirrel vs Caucasian squirrelDeppe's squirrel vs Japanese squirrel
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the deppe's squirrel?
An adult deppe's squirrel weighs 190 g – 249.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the deppe's squirrel endangered?
The deppe'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 deppe's squirrel live?
The deppe's squirrel has a recorded lifespan of 7.65 years.
What kind of animal is the deppe's squirrel?
The deppe's squirrel (Sciurus deppei) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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