Sculptor Squirrel

Squirrels

Glyphotes simus

Basic stats

Diet

Fungi, bark, insects (typical for the genus)

Habitat

Lowland and hill dipterocarp forest

Range

Borneo, with a small population on nearby Banggi Island

Litter size

1–2 young (poorly documented)

Gestation period

Unrecorded in the wild

Size

Small (head-body ~13–15cm)

Weight

~40–60g

A small, little-known tree squirrel restricted to Borneo and neighbouring Banggi Island, with unusually grooved, chisel-like incisors — the feature behind both its common and scientific names (Glyphotes, roughly 'carved') — thought to be an adaptation for feeding on fungi and bark rather than fruit.

Diurnal and arboreal, moving through the mid-to-upper canopy of lowland and hill forest. Rarely reported and poorly documented compared with Borneo's more common Callosciurus and Sundasciurus squirrels.

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