Upland squirrel

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Upland squirrel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sundasciurus
Species:
S. tahan
Binomial name
Sundasciurus tahan
(Bonhote, 1908)

The upland squirrel (Sundasciurus tahan), also known as the mountain slender squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. Native to Peninsular Malaysia, it inhabits montane and lower montane forests including portions of the Titiwangsa Mountains and Gunung Tahan. [1]

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References

  1. "Upland Squirrel - Sundasciurus tahan". www.ecologyasia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.