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title: "Andean Squirrel"
description: "Sciurus pucheranii — Mammiferi. The Andean squirrel (Sciurus pucheranii) is a tree squirrel endemic to Colombia where it inhabits montane rain forest and cloud forests of the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central ranges of the Colombian Andes, at elevations between 2,000 and 3,300 metres (6,600 and 10,800 ft)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/andean-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Andean Squirrel

> Sciurus pucheranii — Mammiferi. The Andean squirrel (Sciurus pucheranii) is a tree squirrel endemic to Colombia where it inhabits montane rain forest and cloud forests of the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central ranges of the Colombian Andes, at elevations between 2,000 and 3,300 metres (6,600 and 10,800 ft).

- Scientific name: *Sciurus pucheranii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 409
- Wikidata: [Q1769574](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1769574)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46007](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46007)

## Names

- en: Andean Squirrel
- de: Kolumbianisches Eichhörnchen
- es: Ardilla andina
- fr: Écureuil de Colombie

## Countries with the most observations

CO (353)

## Summary

The Andean squirrel (Sciurus pucheranii) is a tree squirrel endemic to Colombia where it inhabits montane rain forest and cloud forests of the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central ranges of the Colombian Andes, at elevations between 2,000 and 3,300 metres (6,600 and 10,800 ft). It is a small species with a body length of about 14 cm (6 in) and a similar length tail. It has soft, silky, reddish-brown fur, a darker tail and yellowish-grey underparts. It is thought to be diurnal but has been little studied, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being data…

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

## Photo

![Andean Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/andean-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Cristina Romero Ríos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51285426

## Machine access

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