Rhinosciurus laticaudatus (Muller, 1840)
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Rhinosciurus laticaudatus |
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Shrew-faced Squirrel
Rhinosciurus laticaudatus View in CoL
French: Ecureuil a long nez / German: Langnasenhérnchen / Spanish: Ardilla de cara de musarana
Taxonomy. Sciurus laticaudatus S. Muller, 1840 ,
“Pontianak”
(W Kalimantan, Indo- nesia).
Three subspecies are recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution.
R. I laticaudatus S. Miller, 1840 — N, W, & S Borneo and Natuna Is (Buguran and Serasan).
R.l.alacrisThomas,1908—MalayPeninsula,wherethesubspeciessaturatusisnotpresent.
R. l. saturatus Robinson & Kloss, 1919 — Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Tuangku I, Indonesia.
The subspecific affinities of the populations on Lingga and Anambas archipelagos are not known.
Descriptive notes. Head-body 195-215 mm, tail 115-140 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Dorsum of the Shrew-faced Squirrel is dark brown and venter is white or buff. Muzzle is long and tail is held frequently upwards. Subspecies saturatusis slightly darker than other subspecies.
Habitat. Primary and secondary lowland forests.
Food and Feeding. The diet of the Shrew-faced Squirrel consists of arthropods.
Breeding. Litter size in the Shrew-faced Squirrelis usually one to two young.
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Shrew-faced Squirrelis diurnal.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Near Threatened on The IUCNRed List. The Shrewfaced Squirrel is widespread, can occur in logged and secondary forest, and is present in numerous protected areas. However,it is threatened by habitat loss due to logging and agricultural conversion, which is occurring at a high rate in its entire Sundaic range.
Bibliography. Duckworth, Meijaard, Lee & Tizard (2008), Hayssen et al. (1993), Lekagul & McNeely (1977), Lim & Yeo (2012), Payne & Francis (1985), Robinson & Kloss (1919), Thorington et al. (2012).
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