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Species of rodent

Mindanao squirrel

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Sundasciurus
Species:	S. mindanensis
Binomial name
*Sundasciurus mindanensis* (Steere, 1890)

The Mindanao squirrel (Sundasciurus mindanensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

In April 22-27, 2024, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Socsargen and Davao Region documented the rarest sightings of the endemic Philippine pygmy squirrel and Mindanao squirrel inhabiting the 80,864-hectare Mount Apo Natural Park, Director Felix Alicer said.

References

Chiozza, F. (2016). "Sundasciurus mindanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42567A22249631. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T42567A22249631.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Chi, Chi (May 5, 2024). "DENR spots 'Ibong Adarna,' endemic squirrels in Mt. Apo". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
"4 'Ibong Adarna' Spotted by DENR in Mt. Apo". Summit Media. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
Rebollibo, Rommel (May 5, 2024). "'Ibong Adarna' spotted in Philippines' tallest mountain". Rappler. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

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.

v t e Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Callosciurinae)
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Callosciurus	Ear-spot squirrel (Callosciurus adamsi) Kloss's squirrel (Callosciurus albescens) Kinabalu squirrel (Callosciurus baluensis) Grey-bellied squirrel (Callosciurus caniceps) Pallas's squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus) Finlayson's squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii) Hon Khoai squirrel (Callosciurus honkhoaiensis) Inornate squirrel (Callosciurus inornatus) Mentawai squirrel (Callosciurus melanogaster) Black-striped squirrel (Callosciurus nigrovittatus) Plantain squirrel (Callosciurus notatus) Borneo black-banded squirrel (Callosciurus orestes) Phayre's squirrel (Callosciurus phayrei) Prevost's squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii) Irrawaddy squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus) Anderson's squirrel (Callosciurus quinquestriatus)
Dremomys (Red-cheeked squirrels)	Bornean mountain ground squirrel (Dremomys everetti) Red-throated squirrel (Dremomys gularis) Orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Dremomys lokriah) Perny's long-nosed squirrel (Dremomys pernyi) Red-hipped squirrel (Dremomys pyrrhomerus) Asian red-cheeked squirrel (Dremomys rufigenis)
Exilisciurus	Philippine pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus concinnus) Least pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus exilis) Tufted pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus whiteheadi)
Funambulus	Subgenus Funambulus: Layard's palm squirrel (Funambulus layardi) Dusky palm squirrel (Funambulus obscurus) Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) Nilgiri palm squirrel (Funambulus sublineatus) Jungle palm squirrel (Funambulus tristriatus) Subgenus Prasadsciurus: Northern palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii)
Glyphotes	Sculptor squirrel (Glyphotes simus)
Hyosciurus	Montane long-nosed squirrel (Hyosciurus heinrichi) Lowland long-nosed squirrel (Hyosciurus ileile)
Lariscus (striped ground squirrels)	Four-striped ground squirrel (Lariscus hosei) Three-striped ground squirrel (Lariscus insignis) Niobe ground squirrel (Lariscus niobe) Mentawai three-striped squirrel (Lariscus obscurus)
Menetes	Berdmore's ground squirrel (Menetes berdmorei)
Nannosciurus	Black-eared squirrel (Nannosciurus melanotis)
Prosciurillus	Secretive dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus) Alston's Sulawesi dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus alstoni) Whitish dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus) Celebes dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus murinus) Sanghir squirrel (Prosciurillus rosenbergii) Roux's Sulawesi dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus topapuensis) Weber's dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus weberi)
Rhinosciurus	Shrew-faced squirrel (Rhinosciurus laticaudatus)
Rubrisciurus	Red-bellied squirrel (Rubrisciurus rubriventer)
Sundasciurus	Subgenus Aletesciurus: Davao squirrel (Sundasciurus davensis) Bornean mountain ground squirrel (Sundasciurus everetti) Horse-tailed squirrel (Sundasciurus hippurus) Northern Palawan tree squirrel (Sundasciurus juvencus) Mindanao squirrel (Sundasciurus mindanensis) Culion tree squirrel (Sundasciurus moellendorffi) Philippine tree squirrel (Sundasciurus philippinensis) Palawan montane squirrel (Sundasciurus rabori) Samar squirrel (Sundasciurus samarensis) Southern Palawan tree squirrel (Sundasciurus steerii) Subgenus Sundasciurus: Brooke's squirrel (Sundasciurus brookei) Fraternal squirrel (Sundasciurus fraterculus) Jentink's squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki) Low's squirrel (Sundasciurus lowii) Natuna squirrel (Sundasciurus natunensis) Robinson's squirrel (Sundasciurus robinsoni) Upland squirrel (Sundasciurus tahan) Slender squirrel (Sundasciurus tenuis) Subgenus incertae sedis: Sumatran mountain squirrel (Sundasciurus altitudinis)
Tamiops (Asiatic striped squirrels)	Himalayan striped squirrel (Tamiops mcclellandii) Maritime striped squirrel (Tamiops maritimus) Cambodian striped squirrel (Tamiops rodolphii) Swinhoe's striped squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei)
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Taxon identifiers
Sundasciurus mindanensis	Wikidata: Q1765932 Wikispecies: Sundasciurus mindanensis EoL: 1001176 GBIF: 2437475 iNaturalist: 46151 IRMNG: 11170703 ITIS: 632466 IUCN: 42567 MDD: 1001586 MSW: 12400663 NCBI: 545505 Observation.org: 87839 Open Tree of Life: 747750

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