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--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER SCIUROMORPHA
--> FAMILY Sciuridae
--> SUBFAMILY Callosciurinae
--> GENUS Sundasciurus
--> SUBGENUS Sundasciurus
SPECIES Sundasciurus (Sundasciurus) fraterculus
| Author: | Thomas, 1895. | | Citation: | Ann. Mus. Civ. Storia Nat. Genova, Ser. 2a, 14: 669. | | Common Name: | Fraternal Squirrel | | Type Locality: | Indonesia, Mentawai Isls, Sipora Isl, "Sereinu". | | Distribution: | Sipora Isl, Siberut Isl, and S Pagai Isl (Sumatra, Indonesia). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Subgenus Sundasciurus. Formerly included in lowii (Chasen, 1940:144); but see Moore (1959). Geographic variation reviewed by Jenkins and Hill (1982). Part of the rodent fauna endemic to the Mentawai Archipelago (see comments under Leopoldamys siporanus). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
pumilus (Miller, 1903)
siberu (Chasen and Kloss, 1928)
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