Distribusieng
Subspecies and Distribution. R. b. bicolorSparrman, 1778 — BaliandJavaincludingMaduraandKangeanIs (Saubi) offNEJava. R. b. angusticepsMiller, 1901 — Myanmar, Thailand, MalayPeninsula, andtheNatunaIs (offWBorneo). Oneofthefourvirtuallyindistinguishablesubspeciesinthisarea. R. b. condorensisKloss, 1921 — ConSon 1, offSVietnam. R. b. felliThomas & Wroughton, 1916 — smallareainNMyanmar, S & EoftheChindwinRiver. R. b. giganteaMcClelland, 1839 — widespreadthroughtheNpartofthedistributiontoincludeextremeENepal, NEIndia, SBhutan, N & NEBangladesh, SWChina, N [L. aos, andNVietnam. R. b. hainana]. A. Allen, 1906 — HainanI, China. R. b. leucogenysKloss, 1916 — Myanmar, Thailand, MalayPeninsula, andtheNatunaIs (offWBorneo). Oneofthefourvirtuallyindistinguishablesubspeciesinthisarea. R. b. melanopeplaMiller, 1900 — Myanmar, Thailand, MalayPeninsula, andtheNatunaIs (offWBorneo). Oneofthefourvirtuallyindistinguishablesubspeciesinthisarea. R. b. palliataMiller, 1902 — SumatraandadjacentIndonesianislands (Bengkalis, Rupat, Tuangku, andTanahmasaIs). R. b. phaeopeplaMiller, 1913 — Myanmar, Thailand, MalayPeninsula, andtheNatunaIs (offWBorneo). Oneofthefourvirtuallyindistinguishablesubspeciesinthisarea. R. b. smithi Robinson & Kloss, 1922 — W Vietnam and likely Cambodia and Laos. Subspecific affinity of populations on Belitung, Bangka, several Riau Is, and Natuna Is (Lagong, Lingung) are unclear.
Sumber: Sciuridae
Deskripsieng
Descriptive notes. Head-body 335 - 365 mm, tail 409 - 424 mm; weight 1.1 - 2 kg. The Black Giant Squirrel is a large black-and-white tree squirrel with a buff-to-white throat patch, or bib, and buff to white on sides of face. Buff throat and cheeks are separated by a black mustache-like mark. On dorsum, hair is black or sometimes frosted. On venter, pelage varies from creamy buff to orangish yellow. Island endemic subspecies condorensis is significantly smaller (head-body 305 mm, tail 324 mm) than other subspecies of the Black Giant Squirrel.
Sumber: Sciuridae
Biologi & Ekologieng
Movements, Home range and Social organization. Population density of the Black Giant Squirrel was 11 ind / 100 ha. Median rate of travel for individuals when foraging and feeding was 30 m / h, ranging from a median 65 m / h in the morning to 10 m / h at midday and 50 m / h at end of day. Estimated median for total distance traveled was 315 m / day. Home ranges were estimated to be 5 - 5 - 9 ha and individuals used 5 - 9 nests within their home range. During a study in Malaysia’s Kuala Lompat, Black Giant Squirrels lived in the middle and upper canopy, seldom below 20 m.
Sumber: Sciuridae
Konservasieng
Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix II. Classified as Near Threatened on The IUCN Red List. The Black Giant Squirrel is in significant decline due to over-hunting and widespread habitat loss throughout much of its distribution. Population decline is strongly associated with reduction in canopy cover and tree density, as it nests in the high-canopy layer oftall trees.
Sumber: Sciuridae
Distribusieng
DISTRIBUTION: E Nepal; SE Tibet to S Yunnan and Hainan (China); Assam (India), Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, south through the Malay Peninsula to Java and Bali.
Sumber: Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
