Sundasciurus juvencus (Thomas, 1908)
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Sundasciurus juvencus |
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Northern Palawan Tree Squirrel
Sundasciurus juvencus View in CoL
French: Ecureuil de Palawan / German: Nordliches Palawan-Hérnchen / Spanish: Ardilla septentrional de Palawan
Taxonomy. Sciurus juvencus Thomas, 1908 ,
“the islands of Palawan...Puerto Princesa [Philippines],”
Puerto Princesa, Palawan I, Philippines.
This species is monotypic.
Distribution. SW Philippines, in C & N Palawan I.
Descriptive notes. Head-body mean 201 mm (males) and 195 mm (females), tail mean 172 mm (males) and 155 mm (females); weight mean 283-9 g (males) and 243-9 g (females). The Northern Palawan Tree Squirrel is similar to the Southern Palawan Tree Squirrel (S. steerii) but is less rufous, showing a general brown color. Sides are gray, venter varies from completely white to rufous. Tail is black tipped.
Habitat. Primary and cdlowland forests, but also mosaics of grasslands, plantation and degraded forest.
Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available on this species, but the Northern Palawan Tree Squirrel is reported as a pest in coconut plantations.
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Northern Palawan Tree 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 Northern Palawan Tree Squirrel is widespread and common, even abundant in suitable habitat. There are currently no major threats, although it is occasionally hunted as a pest and is traded as a pet throughout Philippines.
Bibliography. Esselstyn et al. (2004), Heaney et al. (1998), Ong, Tabaranza, Rosell-Ambal & Balete (2008d), Thorington et al. (2012).
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