Mentawai Squirrel - Callosciurus melanogaster
( Thomas, 1895 )

 

 



Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population:

CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
This species lives in lowland primary and secondary forest.

Range:
This species is endemic to the Mentawai Archipelago, Indonesia. It occurs on Siberut, Sipura, and North Pagai islands (Thorington and Hoffmann 2005) and also South Pagai (Thorington et al. 2012).

Conservation:
This species is present in Siberut National Park.

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