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Genus of rodents From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hyosciurus is a genus of rodents in the family Sciuridae[1] endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It contains the following species:
Hyosciurus | |
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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 | |
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.
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