Prosciurillus
Prosciurillus | |
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Whitish dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Subfamily: | Callosciurinae |
Genus: | Prosciurillus Ellerman, 1947 |
Species | |
Prosciurillus abstrusus |
Prosciurillus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae, endemic to Sulawesi and nearby small islands, Indonesia. It contains the following species:
- Secretive dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus)
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- Whitish dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus)
- Celebes dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus murinus)
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- Sanghir squirrel (Prosciurillus rosenbergii)
- Weber's dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus weberi)
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.
Categories:
- Prosciurillus
- Rodents of Sulawesi
- Rodent genera
- Squirrel stubs