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title: "Central American Dwarf Squirrel"
description: "Microsciurus alfari — Mammifères. The Central American dwarf squirrel, also known as Alfaro's pygmy squirrel, (Microsciurus alfari) is a small tree squirrel in the genus Microsciurus and tribe Sciurini found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/central-american-dwarf-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Central American Dwarf Squirrel

> Microsciurus alfari — Mammifères. The Central American dwarf squirrel, also known as Alfaro's pygmy squirrel, (Microsciurus alfari) is a small tree squirrel in the genus Microsciurus and tribe Sciurini found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.

- Scientific name: *Microsciurus alfari*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammifères)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forêt)
- iNaturalist observations: 334
- Wikidata: [Q1763765](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1763765)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46099](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46099)

## Names

- en: Central American Dwarf Squirrel
- de: Zentralamerikanisches Zwerghörnchen
- es: Ardilla enana
- nl: Panamadwergeekhoorn

## Countries with the most observations

CR (114), PA (24)

## Summary

The Central American dwarf squirrel, also known as Alfaro's pygmy squirrel, (Microsciurus alfari) is a small tree squirrel in the genus Microsciurus and tribe Sciurini found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. No species of squirrel within this genus are listed as endangered, however they are rarely seen because they are extremely elusive. This suggests that their population numbers may be larger than documented.

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

## Photo

![Central American Dwarf Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/central-american-dwarf-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251973435

## Machine access

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