Sundasciurus jentinki (Thomas, 1887)

Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Sciuridae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 648-837 : 729

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Jentink’s Squirrel

Sundasciurus jentinki

French: Ecureuil de Jentink / German: Jentink-Hornchen / Spanish: Ardila de Jentink

Taxonomy. Sciurus jentinki Thomas, 1887 ,

“Mount Kina-Balu,”

(Sabah, Malaysia).

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. N & C Borneo Mts.

Descriptive notes. Head-body mean 130 mm (males) and 126 mm (females), tail mean 125 mm (males) and 112 mm (females); weight mean 60 g (males) and 55 g (females). Dorsum ofJentink’s Squirrel is pale specked brownish or creamy white, and underfur is gray. Tail is thin and has a banded dark and pale look, due to the reddish, black, and white hair bands. There is a creamy white mustache on face. Eye rings and borders of ears are also creamy white.

Habitat. Montane forests.

Food and Feeding. Jentink’s Squirrel is often observed following mixed species bird flocks to consume insects that they flush.

Breeding. There is no information available for this species.

Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but Jentink’s Squirrelis diurnal and uses mostly crowns of small trees.

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

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Jentink’s Squirrel occurs in areas above where major forest conversion in Borneo takes place, and it occurs in several protected areas acrossits range. It is threatened by small-scale agriculture for strawberries and potatoes.

Bibliography. Duckworth & Meijaard (2008c), Medway (1977), Thorington et al. (2012).

Figures

42. Low’s Squirrel (Sundasciurus low), 43. Slender Squirrel (Sundasciurus tenuis), 44. Upland Squirrel (Sundasciurus tahan), 45. Mindanao Squirrel (Sundasciurus mindanensis), 46. Davao Squirrel (Sundasciurus davensis), 47. Sumatran Mountain Squirrel (Sundasciurus altitudinis), 48. Fraternal Squirrel (Sundasciurus fraterculus), 49. Brooke's Squirrel (Sundasciurus brookei), 50. Bornean Mountain Ground Squirrel (Sundasciurus everett), 51. Jentink’s Squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki), 52. Indochinese Ground Squirrel (Menetes berdmorer), 53. Shrew-faced Squirrel (Rhinosciurus laticaudatus), 54. Three-striped Ground Squirrel (Lariscus insignis), 55. Foursstriped Ground Squirrel (Lariscus hosei), 56. Niobe Ground Squirrel (Lariscus niobe), 57. Mentawai Three-striped Squirrel (Lariscus obscurus), 58. Sculptor Squirrel (Glyphotes simus)