Prosciurillus
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Prosciurillus is a genus of rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....

 in the Sciuridae family, found in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

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It contains the following species:
  • Secretive Dwarf Squirrel
    Secretive Dwarf Squirrel
    The Secretive Dwarf Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...

     (Prosciurillus abstrusus)
  • Whitish Dwarf Squirrel
    Whitish Dwarf Squirrel
    The Whitish Dwarf Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia....

     (Prosciurillus leucomus)
  • Celebes Dwarf Squirrel
    Celebes Dwarf Squirrel
    The Celebes Dwarf Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia....

     (Prosciurillus murinus)
  • Sanghir Squirrel
    Sanghir Squirrel
    The Sanghir Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to the presently-dormant volcanic Sangir Island, which is one of the Sangir Islands in Indonesia, located just north of the equator in the Celebes Sea, between the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and the island of...

     (Prosciurillus rosenbergii)
  • Weber's Dwarf Squirrel
    Weber's Dwarf Squirrel
    The Weber's Dwarf Squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...

    (Prosciurillus weberi)
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