Western dwarf squirrel

{{Short description|Species of rodent}} {{Speciesbox | name = Western dwarf squirrel | image = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Reid, F. |date=2016 |title=''Microsciurus mimulus'' |volume=2016 |article-number=e.T13411A22254996 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13411A22254996.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref> | genus = Microsciurus | species = mimulus | authority = (Thomas, 1898) | subdivision_ranks = Subspecies | subdivision_ref = <ref name="Thorington">{{cite book|last1=Thorington|first1=R.W. Jr.|last2=Hoffmann|first2=R.S.|year=2005|pages=754–818|editor1-last=Wilson|editor1-first=D.E.|editor2-last=Reeder|editor2-first=D.M|url=http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3|chapter=Family Sciuridae: Microsciurus mimulus|chapter-url=https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=12400059|title=Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference|edition=3rd|publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press|isbn=0-8018-8221-4|oclc=26158608}}</ref> | subdivision = * ''M. m. mimulus'' * ''M. m. boguetensis'' * ''M. m. isthmus'' | range_map = Microsciurus mimulus range map.svg | range_map_caption = Western dwarf squirrel range }}

The '''western dwarf squirrel''' ('''''Microsciurus mimulus''''') is a small tree squirrel in the genus ''Microsciurus'' and tribe ''Sciurini'' found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.

All of the subspecies of ''M. mimulus'' have been recognized as distinct species in recent studies, although this is not yet universally accepted.<ref name="Museomics tree squirrels">{{cite journal |last1=de Abreu-Jr. |first1=E. F. |last2=Pavan |first2=S. E. |last3=Tsuchiya |first3=M. T. N. |last4=Wilson |first4=D. E. |last5=Percequillo |first5=A. R. |last6=Maldonado |first6=J. E. |title=Museomics of tree squirrels: a dense taxon sampling of mitogenomes reveals hidden diversity, phenotypic convergence, and the need of a taxonomic overhaul |journal=BMC Evolutionary Biology |date=26 June 2020 |volume=20 |issue=77 |page=https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01639-y |doi=10.1186/s12862-020-01639-y |pmid=32590930 |pmc=7320592 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The table below lists the three subspecies of ''Microsciurus mimulus'', along with any synonyms associated with each subspecies:<ref name="Thorington" />

{| class="wikitable" |+''Microsciurus mimulus'' taxonomy |-align="center" !Subspecies !Authority !Synonyms |-valign="top" align="left" |width="5%"|''M. m. mimulus'' |width="7%"|Thomas (1898) |width="10%"|none |-valign="top" align="left" |width="5%"|''M. m. boquetensis'' |width="7%"|Nelson (1903) |width="10%"|none |-valign="top" align="left" |width="5%"|''M. m. isthmius'' |width="7%"|Nelson (1899) |width="10%"|''palmeri, vivatus'' |}

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Category:Microsciurus Category:Mammals of Colombia Category:Mammals described in 1898 Category:Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot