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Sundasciurus tenuis
| Family Name: | Sciuridae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Mammal) |
| Common Name: | Slender Squirrel |
Name
Description
| Size | 15 cm |
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| Description | Upperparts and tail olive brown, underparts grey. Pale around the eyes. Tail slender. Snout blunt. |
Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Ecological Notes | Active both day and night. Feeds on a mixed of plant and animal material. Found on trees. |
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| Habitats | Forest, Parks & Gardens, Terrestrial |
| Distribution | Inhabits forest and parkland. In Singapore, common but confined to the Central Nature Reserves, Bukit Batok Nature Park and Singapore Botanic Gardens. Distributed in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. |
| Nature Reserves | Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve |
Status
| Species Status | Native |
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| Singapore Red Data Book Status | Not Threatened [2008] |