---
title: "Amazon Dwarf Squirrel"
description: "Microsciurus flaviventer — Mammals. The Amazon dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus flaviventer) is a chipmunk-sized tree squirrel native to South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/amazon-dwarf-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Amazon Dwarf Squirrel

> Microsciurus flaviventer — Mammals. The Amazon dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus flaviventer) is a chipmunk-sized tree squirrel native to South America.

- Scientific name: *Microsciurus flaviventer*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 73
- Wikidata: [Q1769291](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1769291)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46100](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46100)

## Names

- en: Amazon Dwarf Squirrel
- de: Amazonisches Zwerghörnchen
- es: Ardilla chica
- nl: Amazonedwergeekhoorn

## Countries with the most observations

EC (30), PE (12), CO (3)

## Summary

The Amazon dwarf squirrel (Microsciurus flaviventer) is a chipmunk-sized tree squirrel native to South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_dwarf_squirrel

## Photo

![Amazon Dwarf Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/amazon-dwarf-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris (CP) and Pamela (PP) Pipes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64253395

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/amazon-dwarf-squirrel?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).