NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Celebes Dwarf Squirrel
Prosciurillus murinus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844)
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.
Celebes Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus murinus) at Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, North Sulawesi
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Celebes dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus murinus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to northeast and central Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is also found on nearby islands including Sangir Island.
Wikipedia contributors, Celebes dwarf squirrel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:41:00.458602+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Prosciurillus murinus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844)
- Name authority
- (Müller & Schlegel, 1844)
- Common name
- Celebes 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 murinus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Secretive Dwarf SquirrelProsciurillus abstrusus Moore, 1958 | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 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 |
| Whitish Dwarf SquirrelProsciurillus leucomus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) | SciuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sciurus evidens Miller & Hollister, 1921 Miller & Hollister, 1921 | synonym |
| Prosciurillus murinus griseus (Sody, 1949) (Sody, 1949) | synonym |
| Prosciurillus murinus murinus (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) (Müller & Schlegel, 1844) | synonym |
| Sciurillus murinus griseus Sody, 1949 Sody, 1949 | synonym |
| Prosciurillus murinus necopinus (Miller & Hollister, 1921) (Miller & Hollister, 1921) | synonym |
| Sciurus murinus Müller & Schlegel, 1844 Müller & Schlegel, 1844 | synonym |
| Sciurus murinus necopinus Miller & Hollister, 1921 Miller & Hollister, 1921 | synonym |
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=632406 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.
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:6W9L7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.