Robinson's squirrel

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Robinson's squirrel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sundasciurus
Species:
S. robinsoni
Binomial name
Sundasciurus robinsoni
(Bonhote, 1902)
Subspecies [1]
  • S. r. robinsoni
  • S. r. balae
  • S. r. vanakeni

Sundasciurus robinsoni, or Robinson's squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The species Sundasciurus robinsoni has a dorsum that ranges from medium brown with orange agouti to dark brown (S. r. vanakeni), and its venter ranges from white to pale yellow/buff white, with a reduction in the extent of this pale coloration and a lack of distinct margins in the case of S. r. vanakeni. Some populations (S. r. balae and S. r. vanakeni) have a grayish ventral coloration in limbs while others do not (S. r. robinsoni). It can be easily distinguished from other medium-sized western Sundaland Sundasciurus based on its ventral coloration and tail. All populations of S. fraterculus except Siberut, S. tahan , and S. altitudinis have a venter fur coloration homogeneously admixed with gray. The only other medium-sized squirrel found in syntopy, S. tenuis , is also usually ventrally darker (admixed with gray) and dorsally lighter, with reddish-brown coloration on the shoulders and hips, white/pallid yellow hair tips present on tail, and a relatively thinner and longer tail (85–95% of head-body length; [2] than S. robinsoni (56–84% of head-body length). Males of S. fraterculus, S. tahan and S. tenuis have a darker orange wash in the scrotal area than S. robinsoni, which is peach colored. [1]

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