Montane Long-nosed Squirrel
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The Montane Long-nosed Squirrel (Hyosciurus heinrichi) is a species of rodent
in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia
.
Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland
. It was discovered during a 1930 expedition led by Gerd Heinrich.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland
Grassland
Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous plants . However, sedge and rush families can also be found. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica...
. It was discovered during a 1930 expedition led by Gerd Heinrich.