Plantain Squirrel
Callosciurus notatus
Also known as: Red-bellied Squirrel · Oriental Squirrel · Tricoloured Squirrel
Mammalia
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 5-10 yrs
- Size
- Medium
- Diet
- Frugivore
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Tropical rainforest
- Range
- Southeast Asia
- Movement
- Climbing
- Breeding
- Live birth
- Defense
- Speed
- Status
- Uncommon
About
The plantain squirrel is a tree squirrel native to Southeast Asia, easily recognized by the pale and dark stripes running along its flanks. It thrives in gardens and plantations, where it's often blamed by farmers for damaging cacao and coconut crops.
Life cycle
- 1.newborn pupA blind, hairless pup nurses in the nest and is unable to regulate its own warmth.
- 2.juvenileA weaned juvenile is fully furred, leaves the nest, and begins foraging on solid food.
- 3.adultFully grown and self-sufficient.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Genus
- Callosciurus
- Species
- Callosciurus notatus