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title: "Wiewiórka frędzloucha"
description: "Sciurus aberti — Ssaki. Abert's squirrel or the tassel-eared squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to the southern Rocky Mountains from the United States to the northern Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico, with concentrations found in Arizona, New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/abert-s-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wiewiórka frędzloucha

> Sciurus aberti — Ssaki. Abert's squirrel or the tassel-eared squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to the southern Rocky Mountains from the United States to the northern Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico, with concentrations found in Arizona, New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado.

- Scientific name: *Sciurus aberti*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 5085
- Wikidata: [Q987555](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q987555)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46018](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46018)

## Names

- en: Abert's Squirrel
- de: Aberthörnchen
- es: Ardilla de Abert
- fr: Écureuil d'Abert
- nl: Witstaarteekhoorn
- pl: Wiewiórka frędzloucha

## Countries with the most observations

US (4082), MX (655)

## Summary

Abert's squirrel or the tassel-eared squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to the southern Rocky Mountains from the United States to the northern Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico, with concentrations found in Arizona, New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado. It is closely associated with, and largely confined to, mature ponderosa pine forests. It is named in honor of the American naturalist John James Abert; nine subspecies are recognised. It is recognizable by its tufted ears, gray color, pale underparts and rufous patch on the lower back. The squirrel feeds on the seeds…

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

## Photo

![Wiewiórka frędzloucha](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/abert-s-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Elizabeth LaGro · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34935006

## Machine access

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