NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Secretive Dwarf Squirrel
Prosciurillus abstrusus Moore, 1958
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The secretive dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it is found on the Mengkoka Mountains in southeastern Sulawesi. Its natural habitat is montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Secretive dwarf squirrel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:48:07.422228+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Prosciurillus abstrusus Moore, 1958
- Name authority
- Moore, 1958
- Common name
- Secretive Dwarf Squirrel
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Genus
- Prosciurillus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderSciuromorpha Brandt, 1855
- familySciuridae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
- subfamilyCallosciurinae Pocock, 1923
- genusProsciurillus Ellerman, 1947
- speciesProsciurillus abstrusus Moore, 1958
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Prosciurillus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Alston's SquirrelProsciurillus alstoni (Anderson, 1879) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sanghir SquirrelProsciurillus rosenbergii (Jentink, 1879) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mount Topapu SquirrelProsciurillus topapuensis (Roux, 1910) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Weber's Dwarf SquirrelProsciurillus weberi (Jentink, 1890) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Celebes Dwarf SquirrelProsciurillus murinus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Whitish Dwarf SquirrelProsciurillus leucomus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=632404 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4MVBB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.