Sundasciurus fraterculus (Thomas, 1895)
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Diego |
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Sundasciurus fraterculus |
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Fraternal Squirrel
Sundasciurus fraterculus View in CoL
French: Ecureuil frere / German: Mentawi-Hérnchen / Spanish: Ardilla fraternal
Taxonomy. Sciurus fraterculus Thomas, 1895 ,
“Sereinu,”
Sipora I, Indonesia.
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. Siberut, Sipura, North Pagai, and South Pagai Is (off W Sumatra), Indonesia.
Descriptive notes. Head-body mean 119 mm (males) and 116 mm (females), tail mean 75 mm (males) and 78 mm (females). No specific data are available for body weight. The dull dorsum of the Fraternal Squirrel is a finely grizzled brownish rufous. Hands, feet, and tail have the same
color. Cheeks and thighs are more rufous. Hairs of venter have slaty gray bases and pale rufous-white tips. The Fraternal Squirrelis similar to the Slender Squirrel (S. tenwis), but smaller and with more uniform coloration.
Habitat. [Lowland evergreen forests.
Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Fraternal Squirrel is thought to feed on bark and arthropods.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. The Fraternal Squirrel forages on the ground and lower levels of forest.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List. The Fraternal Squirrel has a very limited extent of occurrence,its habitat is severely fragmented and it is experiencing a rapid and continuing population decline due to illegal logging. It is not known if it occurs in any protected areas.
Bibliography. Helgen & Aplin (2008b), Thorington et al. (2012).
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