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Southern Amazon red squirrel
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Species : Sciurus spadiceus
The Southern amazon red squirrel is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the southern Amazon red squirrel
A young / baby of a southern Amazon red squirrel is called a 'pup, kit or kitten'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A southern Amazon red squirrel group is called a 'dray or scurry'.
Facts about the southern Amazon red squirrel
The Southern Amazon Red Squirrel is reddish, rather finely grizzled with black. (Full text)
1. south wind, souther, southerly -- (a wind from the south)south wind
souther
southerly
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