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Shrew-faced Squirrel
Rhinosciurus laticaudatus
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Genus
- Rhinosciurus
- IUCN status
- NT
- Distribution
- Thailand|Malaysia|Singapore|Indonesia|Brunei
- Realm
- Indomalaya
About this species
- Diet
- Mainly insects and earthworms
- Habitat
- Forest; terrestrial
- Range
- Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo
The shrew-faced squirrel, also known as the long-nosed squirrel, is the only species in its genus. It is a peculiar, terrestrial squirrel of forests in Peninsular Malaysia (possibly also southern Thailand), Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo, and feeds mainly on insects and earthworms. It closely resembles a Tupaia treeshrew in appearance, but can be recognised by its shorter gape and shorter, bushier tail (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)