Northern mountain pointed squirrel
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The northern mountain tip squirrel or mouse tip squirrel ( Dendrogale murina ) occurs in central and southern Vietnam, in eastern Laos and in Cambodia east of the Mekong . Isolated populations of the species exist in a small area in northern Vietnam north of Hanoi and in the coastal region east of the Thai city of Pattaya .
features
With a head-to-trunk length of 11.5 to 13 cm and a tail length of 10.1 to 12.5 cm, the northern mountain tip squirrel is the smallest species of tip squirrel . The ears are about 18 mm high and the length of the rear foot is 27 to 30 mm. No data are available on the weight of the animals. The back of the animals is dark brown, the belly beige to light orange. The face is dark brown. A red-brown stripe runs above and below the eyes. The tail is covered with thick, blackish brown hair.
Way of life
The northern mountain shrewfish lives mainly in evergreen rainforests, but also occurs in various mixed forests, in secondary forests, bamboo thickets without a treetop above and in the vegetation along streams in the middle of rocky savannas from sea level up to heights of about 1500 meters. It is shy and has only been observed during the day, but it is not yet known whether it is also active at other times. The animals live on small trees and in bushes at heights of 30 cm to 3 meters above the ground and only enter it to switch between different groups of trees. The northern mountain pointed squirrel feeds mainly on insects and various fruits. A stomach examination of one specimen revealed various beetles. Almost nothing is known about the reproduction of the animals. In the province of Mondulkiri in the east of Cambodia and in the National Park Cát Tiên in the south of Vietnam, pairs of the animals were observed in April and June, which suggests that their mating season may be during these months.
Danger
The Northern Mountain Pointing Squirrel is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN . In parts of its range it is observed relatively often in others it is rare.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Melissa Hawkins: Family Tupaiidae (Treeshrews). In: Don E. Wilson and Russell A. Mittermeier (eds.): Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 8: Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona 2018, ISBN 978-84-16728-08-4 , pp. 242–269 (p. 263)
- ↑ a b Dendrogale murina in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2016 Posted by: Timmins, RJ, 2016. Accessed March 7 of 2019.