Pale Giant Squirrel
Ratufa affinis
Summary 3
The cream-coloured giant squirrel (Ratufa affinis) is a large tree squirrel in the genus Ratufa found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. It is probably extinct in Singapore, as no recent sightings have been made. Reported sightings in Vietnam in 1984 are considered to be dubious.
Habitat and ecology 4
Habitat and Ecology
This is a closed canopy species that is never seen on ground, and is dependent on tall, wet evergreen forests (Giman pers. comm.). This species can tolerate plantations and secondary forest (Giman pers. comm.). This is an arboreal species (Saiful and Nordin 2004). It has been suggested that one of the reasons for low densities of this species in Malaysian tropical rain forest is competition from the great variety of other arboreal vertebrates (such as birds, and especially primates) for food, especially fruits and leaves, which are among the food items preferred by squirrels (Saiful and Nordin 2004).
Systems
- Terrestrial
Fuentes y créditos
- (c) vil.sandi, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/vil_sandi/8125188821/
- (c) Mark Louis Benedict, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/marklouisbenedict_photography/10778067636/
- Adaptado por Brian Martin del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratufa_affinis
- (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/28307418
