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Hyosciurus (long-nosed squirrels) with Attributes

Wikipedia Abstract

Hyosciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It contains the following species: \n* Montane long-nosed squirrel (Hyosciurus heinrichi) \n* Lowland long-nosed squirrel (Hyosciurus ileile) The genus name is a combination of Greek hys, hyos 'pig' and skiouros 'squirrel', in reference to the snouts which are relatively long compared to other squirrels.
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Species

Hyosciurus heinrichi (montane long-nosed squirrel) (Attributes)
Hyosciurus ileile (lowland long-nosed squirrel) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0