Prosciurillus
| Prosciurillus | |
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| Whitish dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Callosciurinae |
| Genus: | Prosciurillus Ellerman, 1947 |
| Type species | |
| Sciurus murinus | |
| Species | |
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Prosciurillus abstrusus | |
Prosciurillus is a genus of rodents 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)[2]
- Whitish dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus)
- Celebes dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus murinus)
- Sanghir squirrel (Prosciurillus rosenbergii)
- Roux’s Sulawesi dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus topapuensis)[3]
- Weber's dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus weberi)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "ASM Mammal Diversity Database".
- ^ "ASM Mammal Diversity Database".
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