Hyosciurus ileile
– Vulnerable
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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RODENTIA
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Family:
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SCIURIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Hyosciurus ileile
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Species Authority:
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Tate & Archbold, 1936
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | LOWLAND LONG-NOSED SQUIRREL |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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VU B1+2c ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Baillie, J.
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Indonesia (Sulawesi)
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Population
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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This is a burrowing species spending much of its time amongst ground vegetation (Nowak 1999).
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System:
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Terrestrial
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List of Habitats:
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| 4.5 | Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry |
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Threats
Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
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