Callosciurus baluenss (Bonhote, 1901)
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Callosciurus baluenss |
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Kinabalu Squirrel
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).
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