---
title: "Caucasian Squirrel"
description: "Sciurus anomalus — Mamíferos. The Caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) or Persian squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in south-western Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/caucasian-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Caucasian Squirrel

> Sciurus anomalus — Mamíferos. The Caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) or Persian squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in south-western Asia.

- Scientific name: *Sciurus anomalus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1037
- Wikidata: [Q756912](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756912)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46015](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46015)

## Names

- en: Caucasian Squirrel
- de: Kaukasisches Eichhörnchen
- es: Ardilla caucásica
- fr: Écureuil de Perse
- nl: Kaukasuseekhoorn

## Countries with the most observations

TR (541), AM (105), IR (101), GR (73), GE (39), SY (37), RU (15), LB (14), IQ (10), JO (4)

## Summary

The Caucasian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) or Persian squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in south-western Asia.
The species is traditionally said to have first been described in 1778 by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in the 13th edition of Systema Naturae, and named Sciurus anomalus. However, this work was actually published in 1788, so the true first description was made by Johann Anton Güldenstädt in 1785. Gmelin made reference to this in the 1788 work, citing Güldenstädt as the author.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Felix Puff · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/283136017

## Machine access

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