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Dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Index Dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

The dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel (Anomalurus pusillus) is a species of rodent in the family Anomaluridae. [1]

25 relations: Anomalure, Anomalurus, Arboreal locomotion, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Crypsis, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drupe, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Habitat destruction, Herbivore, International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN Red List, Joseph Smit, Least-concern species, Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel, Mount Richard-Molard, Musanga cecropioides, Nocturnality, Oldfield Thomas, Republic of the Congo, Rodent, Tropical rainforest, Uganda.

Anomalure

The Anomaluridae are a family of rodents found in central Africa.

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Anomalurus

Anomalurus is the largest genus in the rodent family Anomaluridae, with four species.

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Arboreal locomotion

Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees.

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Cameroon

No description.

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Central African Republic

The Central African Republic (CAR; Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka; République centrafricaine, or Centrafrique) is a landlocked country in Central Africa.

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Crypsis

In ecology, crypsis is the ability of an animal to avoid observation or detection by other animals.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo), also known as DR Congo, the DRC, Congo-Kinshasa or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa.

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Drupe

In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin; and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the pit, stone, or pyrene) of hardened endocarp with a seed (kernel) inside.

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Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea (Guinea Ecuatorial, Guinée équatoriale, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (República de Guinea Ecuatorial, République de Guinée équatoriale, República da Guiné Equatorial), is a country located in Central Africa, with an area of.

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Gabon

Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic (République gabonaise), is a sovereign state on the west coast of Central Africa.

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Habitat destruction

Habitat destruction is the process in which natural habitat is rendered unable to support the species present.

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Herbivore

A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage, for the main component of its diet.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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IUCN Red List

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.

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Joseph Smit

Joseph Smit (18 July 1836 – 4 November 1929) was a Dutch zoological illustrator.

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Least-concern species

A least concern (LC) species is a species which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated but not qualified for any other category.

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Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel

Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel (Anomalurus derbianus) is an anomalurid rodent native to Africa.

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Mount Richard-Molard

Mount Richard-Molard also known as Mount Nimba is a mountain along the border of Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea in West Africa.

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Musanga cecropioides

Musanga cecropioides, the African corkwood tree or umbrella tree, is found in tropical Africa from Sierra Leone south to Angola and east to Uganda.

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Nocturnality

Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.

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Oldfield Thomas

Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas FRS FZS (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist.

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Republic of the Congo

The Republic of the Congo (République du Congo), also known as the Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo, is a country in Central Africa.

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Rodent

Rodents (from Latin rodere, "to gnaw") are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.

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Tropical rainforest

Tropical rainforests are rainforests that occur in areas of tropical rainforest climate in which there is no dry season – all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm – and may also be referred to as lowland equatorial evergreen rainforest.

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Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda (Jamhuri ya Uganda), is a landlocked country in East Africa.

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Anomalurus pusillus, Dwarf Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_scaly-tailed_squirrel

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