Rubrisciurus is a monotypic genus containing the single species Rubrisciurus rubriventer, the red-bellied or Sulawesi giant squirrel, classified within Callosciurus until taxonomists moved it to its own genus in the 1990s. Endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, where it is widespread, and also recorded on nearby Sangir Island, it is a notably large squirrel at about 25 centimeters in head and body length that lives in the treetops of Sulawesi's rainforest and is listed as Vulnerable. 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
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ12266694, descriptionView the Source 2. Rubrisciurus (Wikipedia)
Introduction
The red-bellied squirrel or Sulawesi giant squirrel (Rubrisciurus rubriventer) is a species of squirrel.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the SourceWikidata: Rubrisciurus
Wikidata Q750860, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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