Black-eared squirrel | |
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A pair of Nannosciurus melanotis at the Natural History Museum at Tring | |
Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Subfamily: | Callosciurinae |
Genus: | Nannosciurus Trouessart, 1880 |
Species: | N. melanotis |
Binomial name | |
Nannosciurus melanotis (S. Müller, 1840) | |
Subspecies | |
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The black-eared squirrel (Nannosciurus melanotis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Nannosciurus. This tiny squirrel is found in forests in Borneo, Sumatra and Java. Except for its striking whitish and black facial markings, the black-eared squirrel resembles the least pygmy squirrel.
References
- Francis, C.; Gumal, M. & Han, K. H. (2017) . "Nannosciurus melanotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14325A115121817. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T14325A22245208.en. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- "Nannosciurus Trouessart, 1880". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Nannosciurus melanotis |
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