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Callosciurus orestes
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.