Prosciurillus
Prosciurillus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae,[1] endemic to Sulawesi and nearby small islands, Indonesia. It contains the following species:
- Secretive dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus)
- Alston’s Sulawesi dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus alstoni)
- Whitish dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus)
- Celebes dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus murinus)
- Sanghir squirrel (Prosciurillus rosenbergii)
- Roux’s Sulawesi dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus topapuensis)
- Weber's dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus weberi)
Prosciurillus Temporal range: | |
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Whitish dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Subfamily: | Callosciurinae |
Genus: | Prosciurillus Ellerman, 1947 |
Type species | |
Sciurus murinus' | |
Species | |
Prosciurillus abstrusus |
References
- Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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