Exilisciurus
Exilisciurus
Temporal range: Recent |
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| E. whiteheadi |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Mammalia |
| Order: |
Rodentia |
| Family: |
Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: |
Callosciurinae |
| Tribe: |
Callosciurini |
| Genus: |
Exilisciurus
Moore, 1958 |
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| Species |
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E. concinnus (Thomas, 1888)
E. exilis (Müller, 1838)
E. whiteheadi (Thomas, 1887) |
Exilisciurus is a genus of rodent in the Sciuridae family native to Asia.
The three species of Exilisciurus include:
- The least pygmy squirrel (E. exilis) also known as the plain pygmy squirrel is olive-brown and endemic to forests in Borneo and Banggi Island. It is among the smallest squirrels in the world. Data regarding its population is deficient.[1]
- The Philippine pygmy squirrel (E. concinnus) is endemic to the Philippines and listed as "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.[2]
- The tufted pygmy squirrel (E. whiteheadi) is endemic to highland forest in Borneo. The common name of this tiny squirrel refers to its distinctive ear-tufts. Its diet consists mainly of the lichens and mosses which cover the trees it inhabits. It is listed as "Least Concern" by the IUCN.[3]
References
- ↑ Duckworth, J. W., Meijaard, E. & Gumal, M. (2008). Exilisciurus exilis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ↑ Ong, P., Tabaranza, B., Rosell-Ambal, G., Balete, D. & Heaney, L. (2008). Exilisciurus concinnus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ↑ Duckworth, J. W., Meijaard, E., Giman, B. & Han, K. H. (2008). Exilisciurus whiteheadi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- 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.
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| | | | Callosciurus |
- Ear-spot Squirrel (Callosciurus adamsi)
- Kloss Squirrel (Callosciurus albescens)
- Kinabalu Squirrel (Callosciurus baluensis)
- Gray-bellied Squirrel (Callosciurus caniceps)
- Pallas's Squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus)
- Finlayson's Squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii)
- Inornate Squirrel (Callosciurus inornatus)
- Mentawai Squirrel (Callosciurus melanogaster)
- Black-striped Squirrel (Callosciurus nigrovittatus)
- Plantain Squirrel (Callosciurus notatus)
- Borneo Black-banded Squirrel (Callosciurus orestes)
- Phayre's Squirrel (Callosciurus phayrei)
- Prevost's Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
- Irrawaddy Squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus)
- Anderson's Squirrel (Callosciurus quinquestriatus)
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| Dremomys
(Red-cheeked squirrels) |
- Bornean Mountain Ground Squirrel (Dremomys everetti)
- Red-throated squirrel (Dremomys gularis)
- Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel (Dremomys lokriah)
- Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel (Dremomys pernyi)
- Red-hipped Squirrel (Dremomys pyrrhomerus)
- Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel (Dremomys rufigenis)
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| | Exilisciurus |
- Philippine Pygmy Squirrel (Exilisciurus concinnus)
- Least Pygmy Squirrel (Exilisciurus exilis)
- Tufted Pygmy Squirrel (Exilisciurus whiteheadi)
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| | Glyphotes |
- Sculptor Squirrel (Glyphotes simus)
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| | Hyosciurus |
- Montane Long-nosed Squirrel (Hyosciurus heinrichi)
- Lowland Long-nosed Squirrel (Hyosciurus ileile)
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| Lariscus
(Striped ground squirrels) |
- Four-striped Ground Squirrel (Lariscus hosei)
- Three-striped Ground Squirrel (Lariscus insignis)
- Niobe Ground Squirrel (Lariscus niobe)
- Mentawai Three-striped Squirrel (Lariscus obscurus)
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| | Menetes |
- Berdmore's Ground Squirrel (Menetes berdmorei)
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| | Nannosciurus |
- Black-eared Squirrel (Nannosciurus melanotis)
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| | Prosciurillus |
- Secretive Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus)
- Whitish Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus)
- Celebes Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus murinus)
- Sanghir Squirrel (Prosciurillus rosenbergii)
- Weber's Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus weberi)
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| | Rhinosciurus |
- Shrew-faced Squirrel (Rhinosciurus laticaudatus)
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| | Rubrisciurus | |
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| | Sundasciurus |
- Subgenus Aletesciurus: Davao Squirrel (Sundasciurus davensis)
- Horse-tailed Squirrel (Sundasciurus hippurus)
- Northern Palawan Tree Squirrel (Sundasciurus juvencus)
- Mindanao Squirrel (Sundasciurus mindanensis)
- Culion Tree Squirrel (Sundasciurus moellendorffi)
- Philippine Tree Squirrel (Sundasciurus philippinensis)
- Palawan Montane Squirrel (Sundasciurus rabori)
- Samar Squirrel (Sundasciurus samarensis)
- Southern Palawan Tree Squirrel (Sundasciurus steerii)
- Subgenus Sundasciurus: Brooke's Squirrel (Sundasciurus brookei)
- Fraternal Squirrel (Sundasciurus fraterculus)
- Jentink's Squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki)
- Low's Squirrel (Sundasciurus lowii)
- Slender Squirrel (Sundasciurus tenuis)
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| Tamiops
(Asiatic striped squirrels) |
- Himalayan Striped Squirrel (Tamiops mcclellandii)
- Maritime Striped Squirrel (Tamiops maritimus)
- Cambodian Striped Squirrel (Tamiops rodolphii)
- Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei)
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| | Funambulus |
- Subgenus Prasadsciurus: Northern Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennantii)
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