Whitish dwarf squirrel

Whitish dwarf squirrel
Whitish dwarf squirrel at Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, North Sulawesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Prosciurillus
Species: P. leucomus
Binomial name
Prosciurillus leucomus
(Müller & Schlegel, 1844)
Subspecies[2]
  • P. l. leucomus
  • P. l. hirsutes
  • P. l. occidentalis
  • P. l. tonkeanus

The whitish dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia.

References

  1. Ruedas, L. & Suyanto, A. (2008). "Prosciurillus leucomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  2. Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. 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.


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