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GBIF·2437543speciesAnimalia302 occurrence records
  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderRodentia
  5. ›familySciuridae
  6. ›genusHeliosciurus
Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel

Heliosciurus ruwenzorii (Schwann, 1904)

Also calledHéliosciure du Ruwenzori (fra) · Ruwenzori Zonne-eekhoorn (nld) · Ruwenzori-Sonnenhörnchen (deu) · ruwenzorinaurinko-orava (fin) · słońcowiórka górska (pol) · veverka horská (ces) · Рувензорская белка (rus) · ルウェンゾリタイヨウリス (jpn)

First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7 vol.13 p.71

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

activity

Activity patterns. The Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel is diurnal and tends to forage low in the canopy, although it occasionally explores the upper canopy. Nests of grass and leaves are constructed in crooks of branches or tall shrubs.

Sciuridae

biology_ecology

Habitat. Forested alpine habitats at elevations of 1600 - 2700 m. The Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel tolerates modest disturbance and exists in cultivated plantations and secondary forest. Subspecies vulcanius appears most commonly in sparsely forested and cultivated areas.

Sciuridae

biology_ecology

Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel appears to be asocial, with only occasional reports of interactions between two individuals. Individuals usually hold tails horizontal to body surface but move it rapidly when alarmed. Vocalizations are loud chatter calls.

Sciuridae

breeding

Breeding. One pregnant Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel had three large young in March, indicating that females may come into estrus and mate again before previouslitters are weaned and independent.

Sciuridae

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437543.