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title: "Jentink's Squirrel"
description: "Sundasciurus jentinki — Ssaki. Jentink's squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/jentink-s-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jentink's Squirrel

> Sundasciurus jentinki — Ssaki. Jentink's squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Sundasciurus jentinki*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 223
- Wikidata: [Q1768179](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768179)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46154](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46154)

## Names

- en: Jentink's Squirrel
- de: Jentink-Hörnchen

## Countries with the most observations

MY (197)

## Summary

Jentink's squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is named in honor of the Dutch zoologist Fredericus Anna Jentink. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jentink%27s_squirrel

## Photo

![Jentink's Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/jentink-s-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/328780836

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/jentink-s-squirrel?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).