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Hon Khoai Squirrel

Callosciurus honkhoaiensis

Classification

Family
Sciuridae

The Hon Khoai squirrel (Callosciurus honkhoaiensis) is a species of squirrel in the family Sciuridae endemic to the small island group of Hon Khoai, which is located off the Indochinese Peninsula off the coast of south Vietnam. It can be physically differentiated from other species of Callosciurus by the hairs at the tip of the tail being white with a black base, as well as the cream-colored ventral side and feet. This species was likely separated from the mainland by the repeated glaciations and interglaciations during the Pleistocene.

Distribution

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