Callosciurus baluenss (Bonhote, 1901)

Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Sciuridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 648-837 : 757

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6840226

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6818742

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scientific name

Callosciurus baluenss
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70. View Plate 45: Sciuridae

Kinabalu Squirrel

Callosciurus baluenss

French: Ecureuil du Kinabalu / German: Kinabalu-Schénhérnchen / Spanish: Ardila de Kinabalu

Taxonomy. Sciurus baluensis Bonhote, 1901 ,

Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo.

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. N & WC Borneo, in Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia) and NW Kalimantan, (Indonesia). View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 231-244 mm, tail 236-251 mm; weight ¢.370 g. Dorsum of the Kinabalu Squirrel is gray black, with reddish speckling on face and legs. Venter is dark reddish, sometimes with a mid-ventral dark line. It has short lateral stripes that are white over black. Tail is black.

Habitat. Montane oak (Quercus, Fagaceae), lower cloud forests and fringe agricultural lands. The Kinabalu Squirrel occurs in the mountains of north-western part ofisland of Borneo,at elevations of ¢.300-1800 m on Mount Kinabalu (Sabah, Malaysia).

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 Kinabalu 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 Kinabalu Squirrel is widely distributed, occurs in a number of protected areas, and presents a stable trend. There are no known threats to the population.

Bibliography. Duckworth, Meijaard & Gumal (2008b), Payne & Francis (1985), Thorington et al. (2012).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Sciuridae

Genus

Callosciurus

Loc

Callosciurus baluenss

Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier 2016
2016
Loc

Sciurus baluensis

Bonhote 1901
1901
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