Exilisciurus Temporal range:
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E. exilis in Sabah, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Subfamily: | Callosciurinae |
Genus: |
Exilisciurus Moore, 1958 |
Type species | |
Sciurus exilis | |
Species | |
E. concinnus (
Thomas, 1888) |
Exilisciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae from forests in Southeast Asia. [1] These tiny squirrels are mostly olive-brown to grey-brown, although E. whiteheadi has conspicuous ear-tufts. They are active, and feed on both plant-material and insects. [2]
There are three species of Exilisciurus: [1]
Exilisciurus Temporal range:
| |
---|---|
E. exilis in Sabah, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Subfamily: | Callosciurinae |
Genus: |
Exilisciurus Moore, 1958 |
Type species | |
Sciurus exilis | |
Species | |
E. concinnus (
Thomas, 1888) |
Exilisciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae from forests in Southeast Asia. [1] These tiny squirrels are mostly olive-brown to grey-brown, although E. whiteheadi has conspicuous ear-tufts. They are active, and feed on both plant-material and insects. [2]
There are three species of Exilisciurus: [1]