Sciuridae

Sciuridae (Squirrels)

All nine species of squirrels from the Philippines are endemic; six are confined to the Palawan Faunal Region, and the remaining three to the Mindanao Faunal Region. A representative species is shown here. Hylopetes mindanensis is considered to be a synonym of Petinomys crinitus (Hoffmann et al., 1993), and Sundasciurus davensis, S. mindanensis, and S. samarensis are considered to be synonyms of S. philippinensis (Corbet and Hill, 1992).

Species found in the Philippines:

• Exilisciurus concinnus
• Hylopetes nigripes
• Petinomys crinitus
• Sundasciurus hoogstraali
• Sundasciurus juvencus
• Sundasciurus moellendorffi
• Sundasciurus philippinensis
• Sundasciurus rabori
• Sundasciurus steeri