Caucasian Squirrel
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Sciurus anomalus Gmelin, 1778 |
The Persian Squirrel or Caucasian Squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.
[edit] References
- Amori, G. 1996. Sciurus anomalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp 754-818 in Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.