Tufted ground squirrel
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The tufted ground squirrel[2] or groove-toothed squirrel[3] (Rheithrosciurus macrotis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.[4] It is the sole species in the genus Rheithrosciurus.[5] It is found only on the island of Borneo.[1] Confirmed elements of its diet include nuts, seeds and insects, for which it has been filmed foraging on the forest floor.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Tribe: | Sciurini |
Genus: | Rheithrosciurus J. E. Gray, 1867 |
Species: | R. macrotis |
Binomial name | |
Rheithrosciurus macrotis (J. E. Gray, 1857) | |
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