Mentawai squirrel
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Mentawai squirrel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Callosciurus |
Species: | C. melanogaster
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Binomial name | |
Callosciurus melanogaster (Thomas, 1895)
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Subspecies[2] | |
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The Mentawai squirrel (Callosciurus melanogaster) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is one of 20 or so species endemic to the Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra. There are three subspecies: C. m. melanogaster, C. m. mentawi, and C. m. atratus.[2] This small isolated population is listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN due to habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ a b Lee, B. (2016). "Callosciurus melanogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T3598A22254282. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T3598A22254282.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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.
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