Myosciurus is a monotypic genus of rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae, containing a single species, the African pygmy squirrel. It inhabits tropical rainforest across Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Together with the least pygmy squirrel of Asia, it is the smallest squirrel in the world, measuring about twelve to fourteen centimeters in total length and weighing just fifteen to eighteen grams, less than a typical house mouse. It was classified as Vulnerable from 1994 to 2004 but is now listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ10795811, descriptionView the Source 2. Myosciurus (Wikipedia)
Introduction
The African pygmy squirrel (Myosciurus pumilio) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the SourceWikidata: Myosciurus
Wikidata Q387695, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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