en Hyosciurus

Hyosciurus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Subfamily:	Callosciurinae
Genus:	Hyosciurus; Archbold & Tate, 1935
Type species
	Hyosciurus heinrichi;
Species
	Hyosciurus heinrichi; Hyosciurus ileile

Hyosciurus is a genus of rodents in the family Sciuridae^[1] endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It contains the following species:

Montane long-nosed squirrel (Hyosciurus heinrichi)
Lowland long-nosed squirrel (Hyosciurus ileile)

The genus name is a combination of Greek hys, hyos, meaning 'pig', and skiouros, meaning 'squirrel', in reference to the snouts which are relatively long compared to other squirrels.

References

^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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[1] Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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