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'''''Microsciurus'''''<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Sciuridae | id = 12400042 | pages = 757–758 | heading = Genus ''Microsciurus''}}</ref> or '''dwarf squirrels''' is a [[genus]] of [[squirrel]]s from the tropical regions of |
'''''Microsciurus'''''<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Sciuridae | id = 12400042 | pages = 757–758 | heading = Genus ''Microsciurus''}}</ref> or '''dwarf squirrels''' is a [[genus]] of [[squirrel]]s from the tropical regions of Central and South America. |
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There are four recognized [[species]], however, recent [[DNA]] analysis has shown that there is some confusion regarding the traditional classification of the ''Microsciurus'' species,<ref name=iucn>{{Cite journal | author = Amori, G. | author2 = Koprowski, J. | author3 = Roth, L. | last-author-amp = yes | title = ''Microsciurus santanderensis'' | journal = [[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume = 2008 | page = e.T13412A3904007 | publisher = [[IUCN]] | date = 2008 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/13412/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13412A3904007.en | access-date = 12 January 2018}}</ref> and that the genus may be [[polyphyly|polyphyletic]].<ref name=Pecnerova2012>{{cite journal | author = Pečnerová, P. | author2 = Martínková, N. | last-author-amp = yes | date = February 2012 | title = Evolutionary history of tree squirrels (Rodentia, Sciurini) based on multilocus phylogeny reconstruction | journal = Zoologica Scripta | volume = 41 | issue = 3 | pages = 211–219 | doi = 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00528.x}}</ref> |
There are four recognized [[species]], however, recent [[DNA]] analysis has shown that there is some confusion regarding the traditional classification of the ''Microsciurus'' species,<ref name=iucn>{{Cite journal | author = Amori, G. | author2 = Koprowski, J. | author3 = Roth, L. | last-author-amp = yes | title = ''Microsciurus santanderensis'' | journal = [[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume = 2008 | page = e.T13412A3904007 | publisher = [[IUCN]] | date = 2008 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/13412/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13412A3904007.en | access-date = 12 January 2018}}</ref> and that the genus may be [[polyphyly|polyphyletic]].<ref name=Pecnerova2012>{{cite journal | author = Pečnerová, P. | author2 = Martínková, N. | last-author-amp = yes | date = February 2012 | title = Evolutionary history of tree squirrels (Rodentia, Sciurini) based on multilocus phylogeny reconstruction | journal = Zoologica Scripta | volume = 41 | issue = 3 | pages = 211–219 | doi = 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00528.x}}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Subfamily: | Sciurinae |
| Tribe: | Sciurini |
| Genus: | Microsciurus Allen, 1895 |
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| Sciurus alfari | |
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Microsciurus alfari | |
Microsciurus[1] or dwarf squirrels is a genus of squirrels from the tropical regions of Central and South America.
There are four recognized species, however, recent DNA analysis has shown that there is some confusion regarding the traditional classification of the Microsciurus species,[2] and that the genus may be polyphyletic.[3]
Genus Microsciurus - dwarf squirrels
- Central American dwarf squirrel, Microsciurus alfari Allen, 1895, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Northern Colombia
- Amazon dwarf squirrel, Microsciurus flaviventer Gray, 1867, western Amazon basin
- Western dwarf squirrel, Microsciurus mimulus Thomas, 1898, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama
- Santander dwarf squirrel, Microsciurus santanderensis Hernández-Camacho, 1957, Central Colombia
With a typical head-and-body length of about 15 cm (5.9 in) and a 12 cm (4.7 in) long tail, dwarf squirrels are relatively small. However, the Neotropical pygmy squirrel, not in this genus, is much smaller than these species, as are certain squirrels in Africa and Asia. Microsciurus species have gray or brown backs, and white bellies.
All dwarf squirrels in this genus live in tropical rain forests. None of them are endangered, although they are rarely seen, because they are shy and lead hidden lives.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Thorington, R.W. Jr; Hoffman, R.S. (2005). "Genus Microsciurus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 757–758. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Amori, G.; Koprowski, J.; Roth, L. (2008). "Microsciurus santanderensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T13412A3904007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T13412A3904007.en. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Pečnerová, P.; Martínková, N. (February 2012). "Evolutionary history of tree squirrels (Rodentia, Sciurini) based on multilocus phylogeny reconstruction". Zoologica Scripta. 41 (3): 211–219. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00528.x.
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Bibliography
- Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999 ISBN 0-8018-5789-9
