Taxa

Prosciurillus

Genus

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Nature Atlas. "Prosciurillus." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-prosciurillus.

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Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Prosciurillus. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-prosciurillus

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@misc{natureatlas-prosciurillus,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Prosciurillus},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/genus-prosciurillus},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

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.

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Prosciurillus is a genus of rodents in the family Sciuridae, endemic to Sulawesi and nearby small islands, Indonesia.

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