Microsciurus Allen 1895 (dwarf squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Parent taxon: Sciurini according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003
Sister taxa: Plesiosciurus, Rheithrosciurus, Sciurus, Syntheosciurus
Subtaxa: Microsciurus manarius
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution: found only at Barro Colorado Island (Quaternary of Panama)
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