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title: "Deppe's Squirrel"
description: "Sciurus deppei — Mamíferos. Deppe's squirrel (Sciurus deppei) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/deppe-s-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Deppe's Squirrel

> Sciurus deppei — Mamíferos. Deppe's squirrel (Sciurus deppei) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

- Scientific name: *Sciurus deppei*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1306
- Wikidata: [Q1768414](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768414)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45997](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45997)

## Names

- en: Deppe's Squirrel
- de: Deppes Hörnchen
- es: Ardilla tropical
- fr: Écureuil de Deppe

## Countries with the most observations

MX (362), GT (254), BZ (112), HN (105), CR (39), SV (29), NI (28)

## Summary

Deppe's squirrel (Sciurus deppei) is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus native to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deppe%27s_squirrel

## Photo

![Deppe's Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/deppe-s-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Matt Schultz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20311015

## Machine access

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