Hylopetes platyurus (Jentink, 1890)
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Jentink’s Flying Squirrel
Hylopetes platyurus View in CoL
French: Polatouche de Jentink / German: Jentink-Gleithérnchen / Spanish: Ardilla voladora de Jentink
Taxonomy. Sciuropterus platyurus Jentink, 1890 ,
Deli, north-eastern Sumatra.
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. Malay Peninsula, N Sumatra, and N Borneo.
Descriptive notes. Head-body 110-153 mm, tail 100-136 mm; weight 67-99 g. Jentink’s Flying Squirrel was taxonomically confused with the Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel (H. spadiceus) and the Graycheeked Flying Squirrel (H. sagitta) in the past; Jentink’s Flying Squirrel is distinctly smaller in its overall body dimensions and in at least 21 craniodental measurements. Cheeks and base oftail are gray compared with those of Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel and Gray-cheeked Flying Squirrel, which are more pinkish, although overlap occurs among the three species. Chin, chest, and underside of forelegs ofJentink’s Flying Squirrel are white. Ventral hairs are black with white tips.
Habitat. Reportedly secondary or partially cut primary forests, rubber forests, and forest edges and near human activities. Jentink’s Flying Squirrel has not been observed in primary forests.
Food and Feeding. Jentink’s Flying Squirrel feeds on fruits, seeds, leaves, and insects.
Breeding. Reproduction ofJentink’s Flying Squirrel might be variable and tied to fruiting of rainforesttrees. It might produce young in February—-August, with litters of 1-3 young.
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but Jentink’s Flying Squirrelis nocturnal and arboreal.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. Jentink’s Flying Squirrel creates holes in trees with its incisors where dead branches have fallen and left a scar. These nests are lined with tree bark fiber from the meranti tree (Shorea spp., Dipterocarpaceae).
Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. Current population trend of Jentink’s Flying Squirrel is unknown. It probably occurs in protected areas. Habitat loss from logging and agricultural conversion is a major threat. More surveys and basic research on its distribution, population status, and natural history are needed to better understand threats and useful conservation action.
Bibliography. Jackson (2012), Jackson &Thorington (2012), Meijaard (2003), Muul & Liat (1971), Rasmussen &Thor ington (2008), Thorington & Heaney (1981), Thorington, Koprowski et al. (2012), Thorington, Musante et al. (1996).
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