Slender Squirrel

Squirrels

Sundasciurus tenuis

Basic stats

Diet

Fruit, seeds, bark

Habitat

Lowland forest

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

Litter size

1–2 young (typical for Sundasciurus)

Gestation period

About 28 days (typical for the genus)

Size

Small (head-body ~12–14cm)

Weight

~55–75g

A small, slim-bodied squirrel with a plain brownish coat, part of the Sundasciurus group of small Bornean squirrels that are notoriously difficult to separate in the field without close comparison.

Diurnal and arboreal in lowland forest, feeding on fruit, seeds and bark, generally low-key and easily overlooked among more conspicuous squirrel species.

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