First Documentation of Nest and Immature Juvenile Black-eared Squirrel Nannosciurus melanotis (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in the Wild
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Black-eared Squirrel Nannosciurus melanotis is a pygmy squirrel range from Sumatra, West Java, Borneo and its smaller adjacent islands. On 11 November 2020, we conducted a biodiversity survey in Tangerang Village (02°00'S, 110°39'E), Jelai Hulu Subdistrict, Ketapang District, West Kalimantan Province. In this survey, we observed and documented a nest and immature juvenile of N. melanotis. There is no previous known about breeding information on N. melanotis. This finding is a constitute first breeding record for N. melanotis.
Source: Bio Palembanica
Institution: Universitas Indo Global Mandiri
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funder: University of Wyoming
OpenAlex ID: W4405825116
