Shrew-faced squirrel

The long-nosed squirrel ( Rhinosciurus laticaudatus ) is the only species of the genus Rhinosciurus from the family of squirrels. It has an outstanding feature of an extremely elongated and pointed snout. The fur of this animal is colored reddish brown on the upper side and lower side whitish. The tail hairs are gray, but wearing a white lace. The long-nosed squirrel has a body length of 20 cm, added about 12 cm tail. Spread it on the Malay Peninsula, the islands of Sumatra and Borneo and some of the smaller islands of Indonesia.

In its shape the long-nosed squirrel resembles the tree shrews so much that both in most regions of the distribution area are assigned with the same name; however, the long-nosed squirrel rodents, while the shrews represent a separate, unrelated with them fine. The long snout and an equally long, vorstreckbare tongue have evolved in adaptation to the diet, which consists of ants, termites, beetles and earthworms. While other squirrels only incidentally take animal food, it has become in the long-nosed squirrel to the main food. Fruits are also eaten next.

The long-nosed squirrel is a solitary inhabitants of tropical rain forests. Here it moves on the ground. The nest is built under the roots of trees. Here is the cast, which consists of one or two boys raised. Long nose ends are relatively rare but not threatened.