Brooke's Squirrel | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Sundasciurus |
Subgenus: | Sundasciurus |
Species: | S. brookei |
Binomial name | |
Sundasciurus brookei (Thomas, 1892) |
Brooke's Squirrel (Sundasciurus brookei) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Its namesake is James Brooke, the first white ruler of Sarawak.