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Brooke's squirrel

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Rodentia

Genus
  
Sundasciurus

Scientific name
  
Sundasciurus brookei

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Sciuridae

Subgenus
  
Sundasciurus

Higher classification
  
Sundasciurus

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Similar
  
Northern Palawan tree squir, Palawan montane squirrel, Southern Palawan tree squir, Philippine tree squirrel, Whitish dwarf squirrel

Brooke's squirrel (Sundasciurus brookei) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was named for Charles Brooke, the second White Rajah of Sarawak by Oldfield Thomas from a specimen collected by Charles Hose on Mt Dulit.

References

Brooke's squirrel Wikipedia