Prosciurillus, the Sulawesi dwarf squirrels, is a genus of seven small squirrel species endemic to Sulawesi and nearby small islands in Indonesia, established by Ellerman in 1947. Placed in the subfamily Callosciurinae of the family Sciuridae, the genus includes the secretive dwarf squirrel, the whitish dwarf squirrel, the Celebes dwarf squirrel, and Weber's dwarf squirrel among its species. 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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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Indonesia, found in there.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ389197, descriptionView the Source 2. Prosciurillus (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Prosciurillus is a genus of rodents in the family Sciuridae, endemic to Sulawesi and nearby small islands, Indonesia.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the SourceWikidata: Prosciurillus
Wikidata Q389197, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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