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Sciurus variegatoides
This squirrel had an orange/brown coloration on the lower portion of its body, a grey coloration on its upper half, and a white face.
I found this squirrel running up and down a tree near Quepos, Costa Rica
This was the first time I had seen a variegated squirrel. I thought it was a crazy squirrel hybrid until I did more research.
Spotted on Jun 8, 2011
Submitted on Feb 2, 2012
19 Comments
"We built Project Noah to help people reconnect with nature." - Yasser
Yasser, YOU have converted your 100 or so spottings to 250 000 through INSPIRING A WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY to look at nature a bit more closely and SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD! Thank you.
unique.
Love the colors!!
Wow, i wish i could have seen this guy in person he is beautiful!
what a beautiful squirrel!
How interesting!
Whoah, now there's a squirrel I have never seen before.
Amazing pictures Yasser!
Really different squirrel,Nice!
great spotting, great picture!
wow!!! lovely picture!!!
Lovely spotting!
Thanks Daniele! I accidentally pasted in the common name into the scientific name field, haha! I'm not surprised your field guide is right by your side! :)
lovely!!
Thanks for all the comments! I thought the coloration was really fascinating too.
Fantastic Yasser! Ardilla variable for our Spanish speaking friends. Scientific name is Sciurus variegatoides (I just happen to have my bilingual Costa Rica Field Guide for Mammals right next to my desk :-))
how unusual ! his tail is extra long...good spotting. thanks for sharing.
Got to be some form of camouflage! Nice
Wow, this colour mix is really fascinating.