The whitish dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found on Sulawesi, Buton Island, Muna Island, Kabeana Island, and adjacent islands to the southeast of Sulawesi.
Whitish dwarf squirrel | |
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at Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, North Sulawesi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Prosciurillus |
Species: | P. leucomus
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Binomial name | |
Prosciurillus leucomus | |
Subspecies[2] | |
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References
edit- ^ Dando, T.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Prosciurillus leucomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T112297404A22256289. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T112297404A22256289.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608.