Jentink's squirrel
| Jentink's squirrel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Sundasciurus |
| Species: | S. jentinki
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| Binomial name | |
| Sundasciurus jentinki (Thomas, 1887)
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Jentink's squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is named in honor of the Dutch zoologist Fredericus Anna Jentink. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ Duckworth, J. W. & Meijaard, E. (2008). "Sundasciurus jentinki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- 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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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Sundasciurus
- Rodents of Indonesia
- Rodents of Malaysia
- Endemic fauna of Borneo
- Mammals of Borneo
- Mammals described in 1887
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