Finlayson's squirrel
| Finlayson's squirrel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Callosciurinae |
| Genus: | Callosciurus |
| Species: | C. finlaysonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Callosciurus finlaysonii (Horsfield, 1823) | |
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15+ subspecies.[2]
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Finlayson's squirrel or the variable squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii, sometimes misspelled C. finlaysoni) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The subspecies C. f. floweri, which is adapted to urban parks and gardens around Bangkok has been introduced in the Serangoon area of Singapore.
Its colour is extremely variable; currently 16 subspecies are recognised, including C. f. ferrugineus which has been treated as a separate species.[2] The subspecific name of C. f. boonsongi commemorates Thai zoologist and conservationist Dr. Boonsong Lekagul.
References
- ↑ Duckworth, J. W., Timmins, R. & Parr, M. (2008). Callosciurus finlaysonii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- 1 2 Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Callosciurus finlaysonii". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608.
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