Jentink'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. jentinki |
Binomial name | |
Sundasciurus jentinki (Thomas, 1887) |
Jentink's Squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. 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 tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.