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title: "Yucatán Squirrel"
description: "Sciurus yucatanensis — Ssaki. The Yucatan squirrel, originally named the Yucatan gray squirrel, also once named the Campeche squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent areas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/yucatan-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yucatán Squirrel

> Sciurus yucatanensis — Ssaki. The Yucatan squirrel, originally named the Yucatan gray squirrel, also once named the Campeche squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent areas.

- Scientific name: *Sciurus yucatanensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 3474
- Wikidata: [Q375300](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q375300)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46003](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46003)

## Names

- en: Yucatán Squirrel
- de: Yucatanhörnchen
- es: Ardilla yucateca
- fr: Ecureuil du Yucatan

## Countries with the most observations

MX (2870), BZ (247), GT (135)

## Summary

The Yucatan squirrel, originally named the Yucatan gray squirrel, also once named the Campeche squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in the Yucatán Peninsula and adjacent areas. It is native to northern Belize, northeastern Guatemala, and southeast Mexico.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Alejandro Santillana · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10628516

## Machine access

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