Prosciurillus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae,^[1] endemic to Sulawesi and nearby small islands, Indonesia. It contains the following species:

• Secretive dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus)
• Alston’s Sulawesi dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus alstoni)^[2]
• Whitish dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus)
• Celebes dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus murinus)
• Sanghir squirrel (Prosciurillus rosenbergii)
• Roux’s Sulawesi dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus topapuensis)^[3]
• Weber's dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus weberi)

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Prosciurillus Temporal range: Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Whitish dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Subfamily:	Callosciurinae
Genus:	Prosciurillus Ellerman, 1947
Type species
Sciurus murinus
Species
Prosciurillus abstrusus Prosciurillus leucomus Prosciurillus murinus Prosciurillus rosenbergii Prosciurillus weberi

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