---
title: "Mutable Sun Squirrel"
description: "Heliosciurus mutabilis — Mammiferi. The mutable sun squirrel (Heliosciurus mutabilis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/mutable-sun-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mutable Sun Squirrel

> Heliosciurus mutabilis — Mammiferi. The mutable sun squirrel (Heliosciurus mutabilis)  is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Heliosciurus mutabilis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `grassland` (Prati e campi), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 145
- Wikidata: [Q1763483](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1763483)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46194](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46194)

## Names

- en: Mutable Sun Squirrel
- de: Variables Sonnenhörnchen
- es: Ardilla solar mutable
- fr: Heliosciure variable

## Countries with the most observations

MW (44), ZW (33), MZ (14), ZM (14), TZ (7)

## Summary

The mutable sun squirrel (Heliosciurus mutabilis)  is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

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

## Photo

![Mutable Sun Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mutable-sun-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/331007252

## Machine access

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