Callosciurus

Prevost squirrel ( Callosciurus prevostii )

The Real Nicely squirrel ( Callosciurus ) are a common species of squirrels in Southeast Asia, which are extremely rich in species and form. Several species have colonized even the smallest islands and come here in different subspecies. Overall, it is one of 14 species with up to 300 different subspecies or varieties. Some zoologists also see here treated as separate genera Sulawesi giant squirrel, chipmunks and tree squirrels Borneo dwarf as members of the Real nice croissant.

Several species are extremely colorful and are among the most colorful mammals in general. The Pallas Squirrel, is unobtrusive olive green colored upper hand, but has a bright red belly. The Prevost squirrel is three colors: black upper side, white on the flanks and under side reddish brown. The Finlayson Croissant comes in three different morphs: one is red-brown, a more solid black and a third pure white. The head-body length of these squirrels ranging from 15 to 25 centimeters, added 8 to 25 inches cock.

The most beautiful squirrel are inhabitants of tropical rain forests. Some species have become more native synanthropic in parks and gardens of Southeast Asia. In the trees they build their nests out of plant parts. They live solitary and bring one to five young. The food is typical croissant from nuts, fruits and seeds, incidentally also from insects and bird eggs.

The following 14 species are distinguished:

  • Pallas squirrel, Callosciurus erythraeus ( Pallas 1779), southern China, Taiwan, Hainan, Southeast Asia
  • Anderson Croissant, Callosciurus quinquestriatus ( Anderson 1871), border between Yunnan and Myanmar
  • Finlayson - Squirrel, Callosciurus finlaysonii ( Horsfield 1824), Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia
  • Grey Squirrel belly, Callosciurus caniceps (Gray 1842), Myanmar, Thailand, Malay Peninsula
  • Beautifully Plain Croissant, Callosciurus inornatus (Gray 1867), Yunnan, Laos, Vietnam
  • Irrawaddy Squirrel, Callosciurus pygerythrus ( Geoffroy Saint- Hilaire 1831), Nepal, northeastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar
  • Phayre Croissant, Callosciurus phayrei ( Blyth 1856), southern Myanmar
  • Prevost Squirrel, Callosciurus prevostii ( Desmarest 1822), Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, numerous small islands; introduced in Sulawesi
  • Kinabalu Squirrel, Callosciurus baluensis ( Bonhote 1901), NW. Borneo
  • Banana croissant, Callosciurus notatus ( Boddaert, 1785), Malay Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Bali, Lombok, numerous small islands
  • Black Stripe nice croissants, Callosciurus nigrovittatus ( Horsfield 1824), Malay Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, numerous small islands
  • Latticed Squirrel, Callosciurus adamsi ( Kloss 1921), NW. Borneo
  • Mentawai squirrel, Callosciurus melanogaster ( Thomas 1895), Mentawai Islands
  • Borneo - tailed squirrels, Callosciurus orestes ( Thomas 1895), NW. Borneo

The Kloss Croissant ( Callosciurus notatus albescens ) Sumatra is sometimes considered a separate species, but mostly as a subspecies of banana croissant.

Sulawesi giant squirrel

The Sulawesi giant squirrel ( Rubrisciurus rubriventer ) was first described as a type of the Real nice croissant, but is mostly made ​​since the 1990s in a separate genus. It lives endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. With a body length of 25 centimeters, it is quite large, though actually not so great as to merit the term " giant squirrel ". It lives in the top region of the rain forests of the island.

Euarchontoglires John Edward Gray Tropical rainforest John Anderson (zoologist) Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire Edward Blyth Oldfield Thomas Rainforest
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