The Sumatran mountain squirrel (Sundasciurus altitudinis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.[1] Its skull reaches sizes between 41–43 mm (1.6–1.7 in), overlapping with that of the Palawan montane squirrel.[2] It was originally described as a subspecies of Sundasciurus tenuis.[3]
Sumatran mountain squirrel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Sundasciurus |
Species: | S. altitudinis
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Binomial name | |
Sundasciurus altitudinis |
References
edit- ^ "Sumatran Mountain Squirrel (Sundasciurus altitudinis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Pskhun (2020-07-12). "Species New to Science: [Mammalogy • 2020] Ancient Divergence Driven by Geographic Isolation and Ecological Adaptation in Forest Dependent Sundaland Tree Squirrels (Genus Sundasciurus)". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Robinson, Herbert C.; Kloss, C. Boden (July 1916). "Preliminary Diagnoses of some New Species and Subspecies of Mammals and Birds Obtained in Korinchi, West Sumatra, Feb.-June 1914". Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (73): 269–270. Retrieved 1 March 2024.