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Sundasciurus
moellendorffi
(Matschie,
1898). Sitzb. Gesell Naturf. Fr., Berlin, 5:41.
©2002
ORDER—RODENTIA
FAMILY—Sciuridae
COMMON NAME—Culion
tree squirrel.
DISTRIBUTION—Palawan
Faunal Region only. Records are from Culion (FMNH), Linapacan (PNM), Iloc
(PNM), and Tampel (PNM) islands only.
HABITAT—In
primary and secondary lowland forest and coconut groves (Hoogstraal, 1951;
Sanborn, 1952).
STATUS—Locally
abundant.
COMMENT—Currently
includes S. albicauda Matschie 1898, which is reported from Culion
Island, but further study is needed (Heaney, 1979; Gonzales, unpubl. data).
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