Land squirrel (Tupaia tana), this is one of the squirrel that has a great body of the kind squirrel. These squirrels can be encountered in Sumatra and Kalimantan, Indonesia.
This squirrel has a length of 165 to 321 mm, and 130 to 220 mm tail, hind legs 43 to 57 mm. Feathers on the body and the base striated with black on the ends with a slightly reddish brown. it would seem that the ground squirrel has his back with reddish brown. At the front of the head to the shoulders somewhat paler yellowish gray color. At the back there is a line that is increasingly dark until the ass. bottom side with a yellowish-gray color.
This ground squirrels actively foraging during the day, especially those foraging on the ground, and these animals live in pairs. Ground squirrel teen is one of the animals with the lowest food chain. Currently this squirrel emotion born from their mother survive the cold, hunger and emotion also survive from predators is another ground squirrels. Parent of ground squirrels when the loss of a child then they will move to another place that is safer, and will look for other squirrel holes, of course, they will also kill children squirrels in the nest to eat.
The main food of squirrels are insects, lice, larvae of beetles, termites, ants, earthworms and they also eat fruits. squirrels have been active on the ground, they look never silent in activities like restless.
Squirrels living in low-lying hills of Sumatra and Borneo, Indonesia they usually live at an altitude of 1,000 meters above sea level, and they also were found at an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level.
This squirrel has a length of 165 to 321 mm, and 130 to 220 mm tail, hind legs 43 to 57 mm. Feathers on the body and the base striated with black on the ends with a slightly reddish brown. it would seem that the ground squirrel has his back with reddish brown. At the front of the head to the shoulders somewhat paler yellowish gray color. At the back there is a line that is increasingly dark until the ass. bottom side with a yellowish-gray color.
This ground squirrels actively foraging during the day, especially those foraging on the ground, and these animals live in pairs. Ground squirrel teen is one of the animals with the lowest food chain. Currently this squirrel emotion born from their mother survive the cold, hunger and emotion also survive from predators is another ground squirrels. Parent of ground squirrels when the loss of a child then they will move to another place that is safer, and will look for other squirrel holes, of course, they will also kill children squirrels in the nest to eat.
The main food of squirrels are insects, lice, larvae of beetles, termites, ants, earthworms and they also eat fruits. squirrels have been active on the ground, they look never silent in activities like restless.
Squirrels living in low-lying hills of Sumatra and Borneo, Indonesia they usually live at an altitude of 1,000 meters above sea level, and they also were found at an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level.
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