Culion tree squirrel

Culion tree squirrel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sundasciurus
Subgenus: Aletesciurus
Species: S. moellendorffi
Binomial name
Sundasciurus moellendorffi
(Matschie, 1898)

The Culion tree squirrel (Sundasciurus moellendorffi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Ong, P., Tabaranza, B., Rosell-Ambal, G. & Balete, D. (2008). Sundasciurus moellendorffi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 8 January 2009.


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