Black-eared squirrel
| Black-eared squirrel Temporal range: Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Callosciurinae |
| Tribe: | Callosciurini |
| Genus: | Nannosciurus Trouessart, 1880 |
| Species: | N. melanotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannosciurus melanotis (Müller, 1840) | |
| Subspecies[2] | |
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The black-eared squirrel (Nannosciurus melanotis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Nannosciurus.[3] This tiny squirrel is found in forests in Borneo, Sumatra and Java. Except for its striking whitish and black facial markings, the black-eared squirrel resembles the least pygmy squirrel.
References
- ↑ Francis, C., Gumal, M. & Han, K. H. (2008). Nannosciurus melanotis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ↑ Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608.
- ↑ "Nannosciurus Trouessart, 1880". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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