Caucasian squirrel
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| Subgenus: | Tenes Thomas, 1909
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| Species: | S. anomalus
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| Sciurus anomalus Gmelin, 1778
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The Caucasian squirrel (or Persian squirrel) (Sciurus anomalus) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. Its natural habitat is temperate broadleaf and mixed forests.[1]
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References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2008
- ^ Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608.
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