Culion tree squirrel

The Culion tree squirrel (Sundasciurus moellendorffi) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Culion tree squirrel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sundasciurus
Species:
S. moellendorffi
Binomial name
Sundasciurus moellendorffi
(Matschie, 1898)

References

  1. Ong, P.; Tabaranza, B.; Rosell-Ambal, G. & Balete, D. (2008). "Sundasciurus moellendorffi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T21159A9253487. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T21159A9253487.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  • Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.


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