Hyosciurus

Hyosciurus Temporal range: Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Subfamily:	Callosciurinae
Genus:	Hyosciurus Archbold & Tate, 1935
Species
Hyosciurus heinrichi Hyosciurus ileile

Hyosciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It contains the following species:

• Montane long-nosed squirrel (Hyosciurus heinrichi)
• Lowland long-nosed squirrel (Hyosciurus ileile)

The genus name is a combination of Greek hys, hyos, meaning 'pig', and skiouros, meaning 'squirrel', in reference to the snouts which are relatively long compared to other squirrels.

References[]

• Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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