Sciurus vortmani Cope 1879 (squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1879. Second contribution to a knowledge of the Miocene fauna of Oregon. Paleontological Bulletin 31:1-7

Belongs to Sciurus according to E. D. Cope 1879

See also Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Sciurus (Macroxus), Sciurus (Prosciurus), Sciurus aberti, Sciurus alleni, Sciurus arizonensis, Sciurus calycinus, Sciurus carolinensis, Sciurus flavus, Sciurus giganteus, Sciurus griseus, Sciurus niger, Sciurus olsoni, Sciurus panolius, Sciurus prevostii, Sciurus siderolithicus, Sciurus spectabilis, Sciurus venturus, Sciurus vittatus, Sciurus vulgaris

Ecology: arboreal granivore-frugivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sciurus vortmani in the database

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.