Southern Palawan tree squirrel
Species of rodent
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The Southern Palawan Tree Squirrel (Sundasciurus steerii) (local name "bising") is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
| Southern Palawan tree squirrel | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Sundasciurus |
| Species: | S. steerii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sundasciurus steerii (Günther, 1877) | |
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Two nematodes were discovered in 1967 when researching the Southern Palawan Tree Squirrel, they were named Brevistriata sundasciuri and Calypsostrongylus.
