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The plantain squirrel, oriental squirrel or tricoloured squirrel (Callosciurus notatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand in a wide range of habitats: forests, mangroves, parks, gardens, and agricultural areas. Fruit farmers consider them to be pests.
Phayre's squirrel: listed as "Least Concern" by the IUCN. [1] [18] found in China and southern Myanmar: Callosciurus notatus: Plantain squirrel: found in a wide range of habitats: forests, mangroves, parks, gardens, agricultural areas: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand Callosciurus prevostii: Prevost's squirrel, Asian tri-colored squirrel
Callosciurini is a tribe of tree squirrels mainly found in southern Asia. [1] Species ... (black-striped squirrel) Callosciurus notatus (plantain squirrel)
The most commonly seen native mammals are the crab-eating macaque and plantain squirrel. The largest terrestrial mammal is the sambar deer, however, its population still remains extremely small. The wild boar is common on the offshore islands of Pulau Ubin and Pulau Tekong and on the mainland.
Lariscus - Striped ground squirrels (four species) Menetes - Berdmore's ground squirrel or Indochinese ground squirrel; Nannosciurus - Black-eared pygmy squirrel; Prosciurillus- Dwarf squirrels or Sulawesi tree squirrels (five species) Rhinosciurus - Shrew-faced squirrel; Rubrisciurus - Red-bellied squirrel or Sulawesi giant squirrel
Squirrels are generally small animals, ranging in size from the African pygmy squirrel and least pygmy squirrel at 10–14 cm (3.9–5.5 in) in total length and just 12–26 g (0.42–0.92 oz) in weight, [8] [9] to the Bhutan giant flying squirrel at up to 1.27 m (4 ft 2 in) in total length, [10] and several marmot species, which can weigh 8 kg ...
An internet-famous squirrel named Peanut was seized Oct. 30 by state and local authorities in New York who received reports that he and a raccoon were being kept illegally and unsafely.
Lariscus is a genus of squirrels in the subfamily Callosciurinae. [1] They are only found in Southeast Asia. Species in this genus include: The four-striped ground squirrel (L. hosei, syn. Sciurus hosei), endemic to Borneo, its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is listed as "near threatened" by the IUCN Red List due to ...