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Yellow-throated squirrel

Sciurus gilvigularis Wagner, 1842

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The yellow-throated squirrel (Sciurus gilvigularis) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 490.2 g to 803 g and live up to 8.07 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.

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Quick facts about the yellow-throated squirrel

Weight
490.2 g – 803 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
Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the yellow-throated squirrel live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-throated squirrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow-throated squirrel (Sciurus gilvigularis) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to South America. It is found in Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-throated squirrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-throated_squirrel&oldid=1384659625), 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 yellow-throated squirrel endangered?

The yellow-throated squirrel is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species. What the categories mean.

How is the yellow-throated squirrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusSciurus
  7. SpeciesSciurus gilvigularis Wagner, 1842

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Relatives of the yellow-throated squirrel

Other species in the same genus Sciurus.

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Common questions

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How big is the yellow-throated squirrel?

An adult yellow-throated squirrel weighs 490.2 g – 803 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-throated squirrel endangered?

The yellow-throated squirrel is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

How long does the yellow-throated squirrel live?

The yellow-throated squirrel has a recorded lifespan of 8.07 years.

What kind of animal is the yellow-throated squirrel?

The yellow-throated squirrel (Sciurus gilvigularis) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

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CreatureData. (2026). Yellow-throated squirrel (Sciurus gilvigularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-throated-squirrel

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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_throated_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Yellow-throated squirrel (Sciurus gilvigularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-throated-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}