Variagated squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides Ogilby, 1839
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The variagated squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 485 g and live up to 15.1 years.
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Quick facts about the variagated squirrel
- Weight
- 485 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 15.1 years
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.99
- Active
- By day (diurnal)
- Lifestyle
- Arboreal
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the variagated squirrel live?
Not recorded
Is the variagated squirrel endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the variagated squirrel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familySciuridae
- genusSciurus
- SpeciesSciurus variegatoides Ogilby, 1839
Other names and names in other languages (20)
- Variegated squirrelEnglish
- سنجاب متنوعArabic
- veverka proměnliváCzech
- Broget egernDanish
- BunthörnchenGerman
- Ποικιλόμορφος ΣκίουροςGreek
- ardilla variadaSpanish
- keskiamerikanoravaFinnish
- Écureuil multicoloreFrench
- amerikai változékonymókusHungarian
- scoiattolo variegatoItalian
- カワリリスJapanese
- Veelkleurige eekhoornDutch
- wiewiórka zmiennaPolish
- Esquilo-centro-americanoPortuguese
- Пёстрая белкаRussian
- 雜色松鼠Chinese
- Ardilla centroamericanaSpanish
- Grote gevlekte boomeekhoornDutch
- Midden-Amerikaanse EekhoornDutch
Relatives of the variagated squirrel
Other species in the same genus Sciurus.

Red squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris

Eastern gray squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Persian squirrel
Sciurus anomalus
Japanese squirrel
Sciurus lis
Cat-squirrel
Sciurus niger
Abert's squirrel
Sciurus aberti
CompareVariagated squirrel vs Red squirrelVariagated squirrel vs Eastern gray squirrelVariagated squirrel vs Persian squirrelVariagated squirrel vs Japanese squirrel
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the variagated squirrel?
An adult variagated squirrel weighs 485 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the variagated squirrel live?
The variagated squirrel has a recorded lifespan of 15.1 years.
What kind of animal is the variagated squirrel?
The variagated squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides) 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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Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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