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Fraternal squirrel

The fraternal squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia, found only in the Mentawai Archipelago, located off the west coast of Sumatra.

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Fraternal squirrel
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sundasciurus
Species:
S. fraterculus
Binomial name
Sundasciurus fraterculus
(Thomas, 1895)

The fraternal squirrel (Sundasciurus fraterculus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia, found only in the Mentawai Archipelago (Siberut, Sipora, North and South Pagai islands), located off the west coast of Sumatra.

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  1. Clayton, E.; Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sundasciurus fraterculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T21154A115160836. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T21154A22250341.en. Retrieved 16 February 2025.