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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderRodentia
  5. ›familySciuridae
  6. ›genusSundasciurus
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Fraternal Squirrel

Sundasciurus fraterculus (Thomas, 1895)

Also calledMentawai-Baumhörnchen (deu) · sipuranorava (fin) · sundajka braterska (pol) · veverka bratrská (ces) · Суматранская белка (rus) · ヒメスンダリス (jpn)

First described in: Ann. Mus. Civ. Storia Nat. Genova, Ser. 2a vol.14 p.669

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

activity

Activity patterns. The Fraternal Squirrel forages on the ground and lower levels of forest.

Sciuridae

biology_ecology

Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.

Sciuridae

breeding

Breeding. There is no information available for this species.

Sciuridae

conservation

Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List. The Fraternal Squirrel has a very limited extent of occurrence, its habitat is severely fragmented and it is experiencing a rapid and continuing population decline due to illegal logging. It is not known if it occurs in any protected areas.

Sciuridae

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Where it has been recorded

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437486.