Callosciurus melanogaster

DISTRIBUTION: Mentawi Isis (Indonesia).

Sumber: Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae

DISTRIBUTION: Mentawi Isis. (Indonesia).

Sumber: Order Rodentia (Part 1)

Habitat. Primary mixed lowland forests. On Siberut Island, occasionally seen in primary mixed dipterocarp forests, swamp forests, and disturbed secondary growth.

Sumber: Sciuridae

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

Sumber: Sciuridae

Status and Conservation. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List. Its restricted insular range and level of habitat degradation are the major conservation concerns associated with the Mentawai Squirrel.

Sumber: Sciuridae

Descriptive notes. Head — body mean 209 mm (males) and 212 mm (females), tail mean 180 mm (males) and 181 mm (females); weight mean 292 - 3 g. The Mentawai Squirrel is a black-bellied Callosciurus species. Nominate subspecies melanogaster has black fore and hindfeet and black coloration extending up insides of limbs. It is dark on dorsum as well, with a black head and obscure lateral stripes, the most dorsal of the lateral stripesis grizzled and the ventral stripe is black, merging with coloration of venter. Subspecies atratus has a black tail, blackish brown underparts with a blackish gray belly, a black-and-russet dorsum, and obscure russet and black lateral stripes. Subspecies mentawi is similar to melanogaster, but with a reddish brown venter.

Sumber: Sciuridae