Bornean Black-banded Squirrel

Squirrels

Callosciurus orestes

Basic stats

Diet

Fruit, seeds, bark

Habitat

Hill and lower-montane forest

Range

Endemic to Borneo (northern mountains)

Litter size

2–3 young (typical for the genus)

Gestation period

About 28 days (typical for the genus)

Size

Small-medium (head-body ~20cm)

Weight

~250–300g

A Bornean-endemic tree squirrel closely resembling the widespread black-banded squirrel of the lowlands, but restricted to higher-elevation forest in the island's northern mountains — some authorities still treat it as a subspecies rather than a full species.

Diurnal and arboreal, with the typical Callosciurus diet of fruit, seeds and bark. Best looked for in hill and lower-montane forest around Kinabalu and other northern Bornean highlands, where it replaces its lowland relative.

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