Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Sanghir squirrel (Prosciurillus rosenbergii), recorded as Endangered
Sanghir squirrel (Prosciurillus rosenbergii). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Sanghir squirrel

Prosciurillus rosenbergii

Sanghir squirrel is a rodent in the family Sciuridae (order Rodentia) — Prosciurillus rosenbergii, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Prosciurillus rosenbergii
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Rodentia · Sciuridae · Prosciurillus

Range and habitat

This tropical tree squirrel is the most abundant mammal on heavily cultivated Sangir, where it is found throughout the various ecosystems of the island (among them towns and farms), but is especially concentrated in the dwindling old-growth lowland tropical rainforest. Sangir Island has a rich diversity of ecosystems, due to the changing microclimates encountered on the sides of its volcanic peaks, the tallest of that is Mount Awu, at 1,320 metres (4,330 ft). It is endemic to the volcanic Sangir Islands (where they are the only squirrel) in Indonesia, located just north of the equator in the Celebes Sea, between the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Sanghir squirrel is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Sanghir squirrel, Wikidata item Q1766927. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Sanghir squirrel?
Sanghir squirrel is a rodent in the family Sciuridae (order Rodentia) — Prosciurillus rosenbergii.
What is the conservation status of Sanghir squirrel?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Prosciurillus rosenbergii. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Sanghir squirrel live?
This tropical tree squirrel is the most abundant mammal on heavily cultivated Sangir, where it is found throughout the various ecosystems of the island (among them towns and farms), but is especially concentrated in the dwindling old-growth lowland tropical rainforest.
Why is Sanghir squirrel in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Prosciurillus rosenbergii?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Sanghir squirrel a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.