''Sundasciurus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
in the family
Sciuridae
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae (), a family that includes small or medium-sized rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrel ...
.
It contains 20 species:
*Genus ''Sundasciurus''
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Sumatran mountain squirrel (''Sundasciurus altitudinis'')
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Brooke's squirrel (''Sundasciurus brookei'')
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Davao squirrel (''Sundasciurus davensis'')
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Bornean mountain ground squirrel (''Sundasciurus everetti'')
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Fraternal squirrel (''Sundasciurus fraterculus'')
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Horse-tailed squirrel (''Sundasciurus hippurus'')
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Busuanga squirrel (''Sundasciurus hoogstraali'')
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Jentink's squirrel (''Sundasciurus jentinki'')
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Northern Palawan tree squirrel (''Sundasciurus juvencus'')
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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). Its former subspecies ''S. l. robinsoni'' from Sumatra
Sumatra () is one of the Sund ...
(''Sundasciurus lowii'')
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Mindanao squirrel (''Sundasciurus mindanensis'')
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Culion tree squirrel (''Sundasciurus moellendorffi'')
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Natuna squirrel (''Sundasciurus natunensis'')
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Philippine tree squirrel (''Sundasciurus philippinensis'')
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Palawan montane squirrel (''Sundasciurus rabori'')
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Robinson's squirrel (''Sundasciurus robinsoni'')
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Samar squirrel (''Sundasciurus samarensis'')
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Southern Palawan tree squirrel (''Sundasciurus steerii'')
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Upland squirrel (''Sundasciurus tahan'')
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Slender squirrel (''Sundasciurus tenuis'')
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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