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title: "Caxinguelê"
description: "Sciurus aestuans — Mamíferos. The Brazilian squirrel (Sciurus aestuans), or Guianan squirrel, is a species of tree squirrel endemic to South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/guianan-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Caxinguelê

> Sciurus aestuans — Mamíferos. The Brazilian squirrel (Sciurus aestuans), or Guianan squirrel, is a species of tree squirrel endemic to South America.

- Scientific name: *Sciurus aestuans*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 230
- Wikidata: [Q582376](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q582376)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45998](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45998)

## Names

- en: Guianan Squirrel
- de: Guyana-Hörnchen
- es: Ardilla de Guayana
- fr: Écureuil des Guyanes
- nl: Braziliaanse eekhoorn
- pt: Caxinguelê

## Countries with the most observations

GF (110), BR (91), SR (7), CO (3), GY (3)

## Summary

The Brazilian squirrel (Sciurus aestuans), or Guianan squirrel, is a species of tree squirrel endemic to South America. It is found in south-eastern Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Venezuela.

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

## Photo

![Caxinguelê](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/guianan-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max G.W. Verheij · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98965930

## Machine access

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