The black-eared squirrel (Nannosciurus melanotis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Nannosciurus.[3] This tiny squirrel is found in forests in Borneo, Sumatra and Java. Except for its striking whitish and black facial markings, the black-eared squirrel resembles the least pygmy squirrel.[citation needed]
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| A pair of Nannosciurus melanotis at the Natural History Museum at Tring | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Callosciurinae |
| Genus: | Nannosciurus Trouessart, 1880 |
| Species: | N. melanotis
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| Nannosciurus melanotis (S. Müller, 1840)
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References
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- ^ Francis, C.; Gumal, M. & Han, K. H. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Nannosciurus melanotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14325A115121817. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T14325A22245208.en. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ "Nannosciurus Trouessart, 1880". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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