Squirrels of the World

190 Sundasciurus moellendorffi Sundasciurus moellendorffi (Matschie, 1898) Culion Tree Squirrel description: The ventral surface ...

Sundasciurus samarensis 191 habitat: The Philippine tree squirrel is found at elevations up to 2100 m, in primary and secondary ...

192 Sundasciurus samarensis distribution: This species is found on the islands of Sa- mar and Leyte (Philippines). geographic va ...

Sundasciurus tenuis 193 geographic variation: None. conservation: IUCN status—least concern. Population trend—stable. habitat: S ...

194 Sundasciurus tenuis size: Female—HB 139.8 mm; T 114.8 mm; Mass 81.4 g. Male—HB 140.7 mm; T 113.4 mm; Mass 85.2 g. Sex not st ...

Tamiops maritimus 195 natural history: Slender squirrels are diurnal, and they are active mainly in small trees. Their diet incl ...

196 Tamiops maritimus habitat: On the mainland T. maritimus is a species of low- elevation broadleaved evergreen or mixed mesoph ...

Tamiops rodolphii 197 nam, Cambodia, and south through Thailand to peninsular Malaysia. geographic variation: Six subspecies are ...

198 Tamiops rodolphii head and nape, and a venter tending toward yellow or orange. T. r. elbeli—Chaiyaphum and Khon Kaen provinc ...

Tamiops swinho ei 199 natural history: These squirrels are usually arboreal and make nests in tree holes. They feed on insects, ...

This genus of African ground squirrels includes a single species, found north of the Saharan Desert. Atlantoxerus getulus (Linna ...

Atlantoxerus getulus 201 accurately refl ect the behaviors of the squirrel in its native range. The Barbary ground squirrel is a ...

202 Spermophilopsis leptodactylus Spermophilopsis leptodactylus (Lichtenstein, 1823) Long-Clawed Ground Squirrel description: Th ...

Xerus erythropus 203 southern Prebalkans [in Bulgaria]” (Heptner and Isma- gilov). No description is available. conservation: IU ...

204 Xerus erythropus geographic variation: Six subspecies are recognized. X. e. erythropus—West Africa, from southern Mauritania ...

Xerus inauris 205 to 40 ha; males have larger home ranges than females and may travel farther in a single day (3 km). The squirr ...

206 Xerus inauris size: Female—TL 435–446 mm; T 196–207 mm; Mass 444– 600 g. Male—TL 452–476 mm; T 194–211 mm; Mass 423–649 g. S ...

Xerus princeps 207 group. Once weaned, the young are cared for equally by all members of the female group. Females that successf ...

208 Xerus princeps trances resemble those of X. inauris. X. princeps entrances are often accompanied by low mounds of earth and ...

Xerus rutilus 209 X. r. intensus—Ethiopia. This form lacks the yellowish dorsal area of X. r. dabagala. X. r. massaicus—Olorgesa ...