Philippine tree squirrel
Species of rodent
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The Philippine tree squirrel (Sundasciurus philippinensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae which is endemic to the Philippines. The Philippine tree squirrel can only be found in Palawan, Bohol, Leyte and Samar and in Siargao.[2] It is locally known as laksoy or kulagsing in the Visayan languages, like other endemic Philippine squirrels.[3][4]
| Philippine tree squirrel | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Sundasciurus |
| Species: | S. philippinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sundasciurus philippinensis (Waterhouse, 1839) | |
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It was described by Waterhouse in 1839 in Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1839:117, UPLB Museum of Natural History reported.
