Samar squirrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sundasciurus
Species:
S. samarensis
Binomial name
Sundasciurus samarensis
(Steere, 1890)

The Samar squirrel (Sundasciurus samarensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It was historically known as lalagsing.[2] It is endemic to the Philippines, where it has been recorded from Samar and Leyte Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, due to expanding human activities, hunting, and the lack of basic knowledge about the species. They thrive in primary and secondary lowland and montane forest, including the lower edges of mossy forest. It is also found in some agricultural areas.

References

  1. ^ Chiozza, F. (2016). "Sundasciurus samarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T21162A22249465. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T21162A22249465.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Alcina, Ignacio (1996). Historia Natural de Islas Bisayas (in Spanish). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas. p. 217. ISBN 84-00-07623-0.


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