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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
The fraternal squirrel (Sundasciurus fraterculus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Indonesia, found only in the Mentawai Archipelago (Siberut, Sipora, North and South Pagai islands), located off the west coast of Sumatra.
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
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.