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Sundasciurus jentinki (Thomas, 1887) is a animal in the Sciuridae family, order Rodentia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Sundasciurus jentinki (Thomas, 1887) (Sundasciurus jentinki (Thomas, 1887))
Animalia

Sundasciurus jentinki (Thomas, 1887)

Sundasciurus jentinki (Thomas, 1887)

Jentink's squirrel is a Sciuridae rodent found in Indonesia and Malaysia, threatened by habitat loss.

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Family
Genus
Sundasciurus
Order
Rodentia
Class
Mammalia

About Sundasciurus jentinki (Thomas, 1887)

Taxonomic Classification

Jentink's squirrel, with the scientific name Sundasciurus jentinki (Thomas, 1887), is a rodent species that belongs to the squirrel family Sciuridae.

Etymology

This species is named to honor Fredericus Anna Jentink, a Dutch zoologist.

Distribution

It can be found in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests, and it is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Photo: (c) stefanie_de_win, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by stefanie_de_win · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Sundasciurus

More from Sciuridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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