Prosciurillus topapuensis
(Roux, 1910)
Mount Topapu Squirrel
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
| Family | : Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | : Callosciurinae |
| Tribe | : Callosciurini |
| Genus | : Prosciurillus |
Species status
Authority citation
Roux, J. 1910-03-01. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Sciurus-Arten von Celebes. Zoologischer Anzeiger 35(16):515-520.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9741959Original name as described
Sciurus topapuensis
Type material
NMB 1628/4245
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Topapugebirge 1550 M. Central-Celebes." Restricted by G. G. Musser and colleagues in 2010 to Gunung Topapu.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
split from P. leucomus
Taxonomy notes citation
Musser, G.A., Durden, L.A., Holden, M.E., Light, J.E. 2010. Systematic review of endemic Sulawesi squirrels (Rodentia, Sciuridae), with descriptions of new species of associated sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura) and phylogenetics and zoogeographic assessments of Sciurid lice. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 339(1):1-260.
IUCN Red List status
Near Threatened
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