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''Hyosciurus'' is a genus of rodent in the Sciuridae family endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. It contains the following species: * Montane long-nosed squirrel (''Hyosciurus heinrichi'') * Lowland long-nosed squirrel (''Hyosciurus ileile'') The genus name is a combination of Greek ''hys'', ''hyos'' 'pig' and ''skiouros'' 'squirrel', in reference to the snouts which are relatively long compared to other squirrels. ==References== *Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hyosciurus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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