Perny's long-nosed squirrel (''Dremomys pernyi'') is a species of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , '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. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the family
Sciuridae
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...
. It is found in
Northeast India
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, southern and central China, northern Myanmar, northern Vietnam, and Taiwan.
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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.
Dremomys
Rodents of China
Rodents of India
Rodents of Myanmar
Mammals of Taiwan
Rodents of Vietnam
Mammals described in 1867
Taxa named by Henri Milne-Edwards
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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