---
title: "Fremont's Squirrel"
description: "Tamiasciurus fremonti — Mamíferos. The southwestern red squirrel or Fremont's squirrel is a species of tree squirrel, in the genus of pine squirrel, endemic to high-altitude regions of the southwestern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/fremont-s-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fremont's Squirrel

> Tamiasciurus fremonti — Mamíferos. The southwestern red squirrel or Fremont's squirrel is a species of tree squirrel, in the genus of pine squirrel, endemic to high-altitude regions of the southwestern United States.

- Scientific name: *Tamiasciurus fremonti*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 3490
- Wikidata: [Q89875686](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q89875686)
- iNaturalist taxon: [900236](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/900236)

## Names

- en: Fremont's Squirrel
- de: Südwestliches Rothörnchen
- es: Ardilla roja del suroeste

## Countries with the most observations

US (2382)

## Summary

The southwestern red squirrel or Fremont's squirrel is a species of tree squirrel, in the genus of pine squirrel, endemic to high-altitude regions of the southwestern United States.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Dewhurst Donna, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/900236

## Machine access

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