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The secretive dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it is found on the Mengkoka Mountains in southeastern Sulawesi. Its natural habitat is montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
With a typical head-and-body length of about 15 cm (5.9 in) and a 12 cm (4.7 in) long tail, dwarf squirrels are relatively small. However, the Neotropical pygmy squirrel , not in this genus, is much smaller than these species, as are certain squirrels in Africa and Asia.
Prosciurillus is a genus of rodents in the family Sciuridae, [1] endemic to Sulawesi and nearby small islands, Indonesia.It contains the following species: Secretive dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus)
Sciurini (/ s ɪ ˈ j uː r ɪ n iː /) is a tribe that includes about forty species of squirrels, [2] mostly from the Americas. It includes five living genera—the American dwarf squirrels, Microsciurus; the Bornean Rheithrosciurus; the widespread American and Eurasian tree squirrels of the genus Sciurus, which includes some of the best known squirrel species; the Central American ...
Squirrels are generally small animals, ranging in size from the African pygmy squirrel and least pygmy squirrel at 10–14 cm (3.9–5.5 in) in total length and just 12–26 g (0.42–0.92 oz) in weight, [8] [9] to the Bhutan giant flying squirrel at up to 1.27 m (4 ft 2 in) in total length, [10] and several marmot species, which can weigh 8 kg ...
Thumbelina the squirrel was only the size of a walnut when her parents found her. November 7, 2022 at 5:00 PM. Michael and Christina love bringing joy to all of Thumbelina's adoring fans.
Prosciurillus abstrusus (secretive dwarf squirrel) Prosciurillus leucomus (whitish dwarf squirrel) Prosciurillus leucomus occidentalis; Prosciurillus murinus (Celebes dwarf squirrel) Prosciurillus weberi (Weber's dwarf squirrel) Genus Rhinosciurus. Rhinosciurus laticaudatus (shrew-faced squirrel) Genus Rubrisciurus
Menetes - Berdmore's ground squirrel or Indochinese ground squirrel; Nannosciurus - Black-eared pygmy squirrel; Prosciurillus- Dwarf squirrels or Sulawesi tree squirrels (five species) Rhinosciurus - Shrew-faced squirrel; Rubrisciurus - Red-bellied squirrel or Sulawesi giant squirrel; Sundasciurus - Sunda tree squirrels (two subgenera, 15 species)