Sundasciurus hoogstraali (Sanborn, 1952)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6840226 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6818670 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/064D0660-FFDD-ED20-FF62-FB18FACAFE8D |
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Diego |
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Sundasciurus hoogstraali |
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Busuanga Squirrel
Sundasciurus hoogstraali View in CoL
French: Ecureuil de Busuanga / German: Busuanga-Hornchen / Spanish: Ardilla de Busuanga
Taxonomy. Callosciurus hoogstraali Sanborn, 1952 ,
“Dimaniang, Busuanga Island,
Calamianes group, Philippine Islands.”
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. WC Philippines, Busuanga I in the Calamian Is.
Descriptive notes. Head-body mean 203 mm (males) and 202 mm (females), tail mean 160 mm (males) and 165 mm (females). No specific data are available for body weight. Dorsum of the Busuanga
Squirrel is clay to tawny-olive, darker than sides due to dark bases of hairs and presence of fully black hairs. Venteris paler than dorsum due to presence of long grayish white hairs. Head is grayish, tail basal area is similar to dorsum, hands and feet are dark brown.
Habitat. Primary and secondary lowland forests.
Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Busuanga Squirrel is diurnal.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Busuanga Squirrel is locally common and is successful in secondary forests and gardens. It is hunted at times because it can be an agricultural pest, butthis is unlikely to be a major threat. However, there is ongoing habitat loss due to conversion offorests to slash and burn areas that it does not tolerate.
Bibliography. Heaney et al. (1998), Ong, Tabaranza, Rosell-Ambal & Balete (2008a), Thorington et al. (2012).
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