Southern Palawan Tree Squirrel
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Sundasciurus steerii (Günther, 1877) |
The Southern Palawan Tree Squirrel (Sundasciurus steerii) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to only the country of the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Heaney, L. 1996. Sundasciurus steerii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp. 754-818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.