''Sundasciurus'' is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...
in the family
Sciuridae
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...
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It contains 20 species:
*Genus ''Sundasciurus''
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Sumatran mountain squirrel (''Sundasciurus altitudinis'')
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Brooke's squirrel
Brooke's squirrel (''Sundasciurus brookei'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was named for Cha ...
(''Sundasciurus brookei'')
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Bornean mountain ground squirrel
The Bornean mountain ground squirrel (''Sundasciurus everetti'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.
Distribution and habi ...
(''Sundasciurus everetti'')
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Fraternal squirrel
The fraternal squirrel (''Sundasciurus fraterculus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indi ...
(''Sundasciurus fraterculus'')
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Jentink's squirrel
Jentink's squirrel (''Sundasciurus jentinki'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is named in honor of the Dutch zoologist Fredericus Anna Jentink. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropic ...
(''Sundasciurus jentinki'')
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Low's squirrel
Low's squirrel (''Sundasciurus lowii'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Borneo and nearby islets (Indonesia and Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional ...
(''Sundasciurus lowii'')
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Natuna squirrel (''Sundasciurus natunensis'')
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Robinson's squirrel (''Sundasciurus robinsoni'')
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Upland squirrel (''Sundasciurus tahan'')
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Slender squirrel
The slender squirrel (''Sundasciurus tenuis'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is arboreal and found in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kin ...
(''Sundasciurus tenuis'')
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Davao squirrel (''Sundasciurus davensis'')
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Horse-tailed squirrel (''Sundasciurus hippurus'')
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Busuanga squirrel (''Sundasciurus hoogstraali'')
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Northern Palawan tree squirrel
The Northern Palawan tree squirrel (''Sundasciurus juvencus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest
A forest is an area of land domin ...
(''Sundasciurus juvencus'')
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Mindanao squirrel (''Sundasciurus mindanensis'')
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Culion tree squirrel
The Culion tree squirrel (''Sundasciurus moellendorffi'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by ...
(''Sundasciurus moellendorffi'')
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Philippine tree squirrel
The Philippine tree squirrel (''Sundasciurus philippinensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae which is endemic to the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( ...
(''Sundasciurus philippinensis'')
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Palawan montane squirrel (''Sundasciurus rabori'')
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Samar squirrel (''Sundasciurus samarensis'')
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Southern Palawan tree squirrel
The Southern Palawan tree squirrel (''Sundasciurus steerii'') (local name "bising") is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest
A forest is an ...
(''Sundasciurus steerii'')
References
* den Tex, R.-J., Thorington, R., Maldonado, J.E., Leondard, J.A. 2010. Speciation dynamics in the SE Asian tropics: Putting a time perspective on the phylogeny and biogeography of Sundaland tree squirrels, Sundasciurus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55: 711–720.
*Hawkins, M.T.R., Helgen, K.M., Maldonado, J.E., Rockwood, L.L., Tsuchiya, M.T.N., Leonard, J.A. 2016. Phylogeny, biogeography and systematic revision of plain long-nosed squirrels (genus Dremomys, Nannosciurinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 94: 752–764.
*Hinckley, A., Hawkins, M. T., Achmadi, A. S., Maldonado, J. E., & Leonard, J. A. (2020). Ancient Divergence Driven by Geographic Isolation and Ecological Adaptation in Forest Dependent Sundaland Tree Squirrels. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 208.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.00208/full
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