Sundasciurus tenuis — Details

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Overview

Distribution

Range Description

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This species is found in Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo and several small adjacent islands.
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Physical Description

Type Information

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Type for Sundasciurus tenuis
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals
Sex/Stage: Male; Adult
Preparation: Skin; Skull
Collector(s): W. Abbott
Year Collected: 1903
Locality: Batu Islands, Tana Bala [= Pulau Tanahbala], Sumatra, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia, Asia
  • Type: Lyon, M. W. 1916 Dec 30. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 52: 443.
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Type for Sundasciurus tenuis
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals
Sex/Stage: Male; Adult
Preparation: Skin; Skull
Collector(s): W. Abbott
Year Collected: 1902
Locality: Pulo Mansalar [= Pulau Musala], off Tapanuli Bay, Sumatra, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia, Asia
  • Type: Miller, G. S. 1903 Feb 03. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 26: 451.
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

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Habitat and Ecology
It occurs in primary and disturbed forests, in both lowlands and mountains (Lekagul and McNeely 1988). It seems to cope well in forests that have been affected by logging. This is a diurnal and arboreal species (Saiful and Nordin 2004).

Systems
  • Terrestrial
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Life History and Behavior

Life Expectancy

Lifespan, longevity, and ageing

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Maximum longevity: 10 years (captivity) Observations: One wild born specimen was about 10 years old when it died in captivity (Richard Weigl 2005).
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Conservation

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List Assessment

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Red List Category
LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version
3.1

Year Assessed
2008

Assessor/s
Duckworth, J.W. & Meijaard, E.

Reviewer/s
Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification
This species is assessed as Least Concern because it is widespread and common in degraded and secondary habitats. There are no major threats to this species.

History
  • 1996
    Lower Risk/least concern
    (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
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Population

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Population
This species is common in suitable habitat. This species was rarely found in a survey conducted by Saiful and Nordin (2004) in Peninsular Malaysia (Weng River sub-catchment).

Population Trend
Decreasing
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Threats

Threats

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Major Threats
There are no major threats to this species.
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Management

Conservation Actions

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Conservation Actions
It occurs in numerous protected areas across its range. Saiful and Nordin (2004) state the need for further comparative study on this species' abundance, density and distribution and its relationship to forest structure or habitat quality, spatially and temporally, in hill dipterocarp forest of Malaysia.
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Wikipedia

Slender Squirrel

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The Slender Squirrel (Sundasciurus tenuis) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is arboreal and found in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. The body is brown on the upper parts and light grey on the underparts. The body measures about 13-16 cm, with a slightly shorter slender tail. It feeds on soft bark, fruits and insects.

References

  1. ^ Duckworth, J. W. & Meijaard, E. (2008). Sundasciurus tenuis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 8 January 2009.
  2. ^ Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?s=y&id=12400001. 
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