Shrew-faced squirrel

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| image = Rhinosciurus laticaudatus - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria - Genoa, Italy - DSC02804.JPG

| status = NT

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Meijaard, E. |date=2017 |title=Rhinosciurus laticaudatus |volume=2017 |page=e.T42460A22241116 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T42460A22241116.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| display_parents = 2

| genus = Rhinosciurus

| parent_authority = Blyth, 1856

| species = laticaudatus

| authority = (S. Müller, 1840)

| range_map = Range_Rhinosciurus_laticaudatus.png

}}

The shrew-faced squirrel (Rhinosciurus laticaudatus), also known as the long-nosed squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Rhinosciurus.{{ITIS|id=632301 |taxon=Rhinosciurus Blyth, 1856}} It is found in forests in Peninsular Malaysia (possibly also in adjacent southern Thailand), Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo. This peculiar, terrestrial squirrel mainly feeds on insects and earthworms.Ecology Asia: [http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/mammals/shrew-faced-ground-squirrel.htm Shrew-faced Ground Squirrel.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324054518/http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/mammals/shrew-faced-ground-squirrel.htm |date=2009-03-24 }} It quite closely resembles a Tupaia treeshrew in appearance, but the shrew-faced squirrel can be recognized by its shorter gape, and shorter and more bushy tail.