Biology:Small sun squirrel

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Short description: Species of rodent

Small sun squirrel[1]
Small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus).jpg
Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Heliosciurus
Species:
H. punctatus
Binomial name
Heliosciurus punctatus
(Temminck, 1853)
Subspecies
  • Heliosciurus punctatus punctatus
  • Heliosciurus punctatus savannius

The small sun squirrel (Heliosciurus punctatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and possibly Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608. https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=12400001. 
  2. Grubb, P. (2008). "Heliosciurus punctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/9832/0. Retrieved 6 January 2009. 

Wikidata ☰ Q308778 entry