Jentink's squirrel

Jentink's Squirrel
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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.

References

  1. Duckworth, J. W. & Meijaard, E. (2008). Sundasciurus jentinki. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 8 January 2009.