Mentawai squirrel

The Mentawai squirrel (Callosciurus melanogaster) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is one of 20 or so species endemic to the Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra. There are three subspecies: C. m. melanogaster, C. m. mentawi, and C. m. atratus.^[2] This small isolated population is listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN due to habitat loss.^[1]

Mentawai squirrel
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Callosciurus
Species:	C. melanogaster
Binomial name
Callosciurus melanogaster (Thomas, 1895)
Subspecies[2]
C. m. melanogaster C. m. atratus C. m. mentawi