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title: "Red-tailed Squirrel"
description: "Sciurus granatensis — Mammals. The red-tailed squirrel is a species of tree squirrel distributed from southern Central America to northern South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-tailed-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-tailed Squirrel

> Sciurus granatensis — Mammals. The red-tailed squirrel is a species of tree squirrel distributed from southern Central America to northern South America.

- Scientific name: *Sciurus granatensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 9953
- Wikidata: [Q585570](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q585570)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46010](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46010)

## Names

- en: Red-tailed Squirrel
- de: Rotschwanzhörnchen
- es: Ardilla de cola roja
- fr: Écureuil à queue rouge
- pl: Wiewiórka rudoogonowa

## Countries with the most observations

CO (4222), CR (1357), EC (1128), PA (705), VE (208), TT (191), CU (13)

## Summary

The red-tailed squirrel is a species of tree squirrel distributed from southern Central America to northern South America.

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

## Photo

![Red-tailed Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-tailed-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/327466997

## Machine access

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