The Amazon Dwarf Squirrel or Guianan Squirrel, Microsciurus flaviventer, is a small chipmunk-size squirrel species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It was discovered by Gray in 1867. It is mainly active during the day. It feeds on fruit, the latex of certain trees and certain artropods. It is mostly solitary in sociability but may be found with others feeding on the same tree. It mostly lives in trees but may come down to the ground from time to time.
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- ^ Amori, G., Koprowski, J. & Roth, L. (2008). Microsciurus flaviventer. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 January 2009.
- Tirira, Diego. 2006. Mamíferos del Ecuador, Diversidad: Microsciurus flaviventer (Gray, 1867). Page on internet (Enero 2006). Version 1.1. Ediciones Murciélago Blanco. Quito. Mamiferos del Equador Checked on: fecha de visita (2009-03-17)
- Thorington, Jr., R.W., and Hoffmann, R.S.; Wilson, D.E., and Reeder, D.M. (ed.s), Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference, 3rd edition, 2005, The Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN=0-8018-8221-4, OCLC=2615860
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