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Northern Palawan tree squirrel

Sundasciurus juvencus

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Field Notes

Description:

A northern Palawan tree squirrel munches a water rose apple. They emit an intermittent shrieking sound while safely clinging on the stem of a palm whenever a cat approaches them. Cats kill them when opportunity arises.

Habitat:

Stand of disturbed canary wood (Nauclea orientalis) with domesticated species of water rose apple (Szygium aqueum), mango (Mangifera indica), coconut (Cocos nucifera), and palm trees.

Notes:

Taken using a Panasonic DMC-G3, f/5.6, 1/160 sec., ISO-160, 200 mm at 9:02 am.

Reference Links:

Northern Palawan tree squirrel - Wikipedia

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Comments (2)
Patrick Regoniel
Yup. It's tails up when it squeaks indeed. I'll prepare the video and upload the interesting behavior.
Mark Ridgway
Cats in the wrong locations are a disaster. What a cute squirrel. I suppose it's tail pops up when it squeaks?

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PublishedApril 1, 2020

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