Slender squirrel
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| Species: | S. tenuis
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| Sundasciurus tenuis (Horsfield, 1824)
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The Slender Squirrel (Sundasciurus tenuis) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is arboreal and found in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. The body is brown on the upper parts and light grey on the underparts. The body measures about 13-16 cm, with a slightly shorter slender tail. It feeds on soft bark, fruits and insects.
References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Sundasciurus tenuis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp. 754-818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Ecology Asia photos and description
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