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Mutable Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus mutabilis (Peters, 1852)
Also calledHeliosciure variable (fra) · Variables Sonnenhörnchen (deu) · ardilla solar mutable (spa) · słońcowiórka zmienna (pol) · tansanianaurinko-orava (fin) · veverka hnědavá (ces) · カワリタイヨウリス (jpn)
First described in: Bericht Verhandl. K. Preuss Akad. Wiss., Berlin vol.17 p.273
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. The Mutable Sun Squirrel is diurnal and runs quickly among denser branches and canopy. It nests in cavities in trees.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Diverse lowland or montane evergreen forests, riparian forests, and thickets in Brachystegia and Julbernardia (both Fabaceae) woodlands.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Mutable Sun Squirrel is asocial and is rarely reported in sight of another individual. It nests in tree cavities or thick tangles of vines on high branches.
Sciuridae
breeding
Breeding. A female Mutable Sun Squirrel from eastern Zimbabwe was pregnant with four young in August.
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 2437544.