Sundasciurus fossil map
Where fossils of Sundasciurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 0.129–0.0117 million years ago (Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Named by | Moore 1958 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Philippines |
| Rock formations | txn:41486 |
About Sundasciurus
Sundasciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It contains 20 species:
Genus Sundasciurus
Sumatran mountain squirrel (Sundasciurus altitudinis)
Brooke's squirrel (Sundasciurus brookei)
Davao squirrel (Sundasciurus davensis)
Bornean mountain ground squirrel (Sundasciurus everetti)
Fraternal squirrel (Sundasciurus fraterculus)
Horse-tailed squirrel (Sundasciurus hippurus)
Busuanga squirrel (Sundasciurus hoogstraali)
Jentink's squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki)
Northern Palawan tree squirrel (Sundasciurus juvencus)
Low's squirrel (Sundasciurus lowii)
Mindanao squirrel (Sundasciurus mindanensis)
Culion tree squirrel (Sundasciurus moellendorffi)
Natuna squirrel (Sundasciurus natunensis)
Philippine tree squirrel (Sundasciurus philippinensis)
Palawan montane squirrel (Sundasciurus rabori)
Robinson's squirrel (Sundasciurus robinsoni)
Samar squirrel (Sundasciurus samarensis)
Southern Palawan tree squirrel (Sundasciurus steerii)
Upland squirrel (Sundasciurus tahan)
Slender squirrel (Sundasciurus tenuis)
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sundasciurus (revision 1264635674), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q953559.
