Bornean mountain ground squirrel

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Bornean mountain ground squirrel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sundasciurus
Species:
S. everetti
Binomial name
Sundasciurus everetti
(Thomas, 1890)
Synonyms

Dremomys everetti

The Bornean mountain ground squirrel (Sundasciurus everetti) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.

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References

  1. Tizard, R. J. (2016). "Dremomys everetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T6820A22255505. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6820A22255505.en . Retrieved 15 December 2023.