The black-eared squirrel (Nannosciurus melanotis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Nannosciurus.[3] This tiny squirrel is found in forests in Borneo, Sumatra and Java. Except for its striking whitish and black facial markings, the black-eared squirrel resembles the least pygmy squirrel.[citation needed]
| Black-eared squirrel | |
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| A pair of Nannosciurus melanotis at the Natural History Museum at Tring | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Callosciurinae |
| Genus: | Nannosciurus Trouessart, 1880 |
| Species: | N. melanotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannosciurus melanotis (S. Müller, 1840) | |
| Subspecies[2] | |
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