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Sundasciurus
philippinensis
(Waterhouse,
1839). Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1839:117.
©2002
ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Sciuridae
COMMON NAME—Philippine
tree squirrel.
DISTRIBUTION—Philippines
only, where it is found on Mindanao and adjacent islands. Recorded from
Basilan (MCZ), Biliran (USNM), Bohol (FMNH), Dinagat (USNM), Leyte (FMNH),
Mindanao [Agusan del Norte (UPLB), Davao del Norte (FMNH), Davao del Sur
(FMNH), Davao Oriental (UPLB), Lanao del Norte (DMNH), Lanao del Sur (DMNH),
Maguindanao (FMNH), Misamis Occidental (FMNH), Misamis Oriental (DMNH),
South Cotabato (UPLB), Surigao del Sur (UPLB), Zamboanga del Norte (FMNH),
and Zamboanga del Sur (DMNH)], Samar (FMNH), and Siargao (DMNH).
HABITAT—In
primary and secondary lowland and montane forest from near sea level to
at least 2100 m, often most abundant near agricultural fields (Rickart
et al., 1993; Sanborn, 1952).
STATUS—Locally
common in forested regions.
COMMENT—Corbet
and Hill (1992) synonymized Sundasciurus davensis, S. mindanensis,
and S. samarensis with S. philippinensis. IUCN: Listed S.
samarensis as vulnerable, but recent taxonomic changes make this invalid.
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