Mammals of the WorldPlantain Squirrel
Callosciurus notatus
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Genus
- Callosciurus
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- Thailand|Malaysia|Singapore|Indonesia|Brunei
- Realm
- Indomalaya
Other names: Oriental Squirrel|Tricoloured Squirrel|Kloss's Squirrel
About this species
- Size
- Body about 20–30cm with a tail of similar length
- Weight
- 160–259g
- Habitat
- Forests, mangroves, parks, gardens and agricultural areas
- Range
- Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand
The plantain squirrel, also called the oriental or tricoloured squirrel, is greyish-brown with a chestnut belly and a black-and-white stripe along each side. The body is about 20–30 cm long with a tail of similar length, and weight varies from 160 to 259 g. It is very quick and agile in trees, able to jump a few metres between trees, and rarely goes on the ground (Wikipedia, general species account).
It lives in a wide range of habitats: forests, mangroves, parks, gardens and agricultural areas. Fruit farmers consider it a pest (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)