#0495 · 🦊 mammals

Prevost's Squirrel

🇳🇱 Driekleureekhoorn ·Callosciurus prevostii

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © ayuwat · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Matthias Buehler · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Gabriel Leite · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Jay · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. © Jay · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © Matt Muir · CC BY 4.0
7. Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia:© Dixon Lau · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia:© eng_kai_2 · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Taman Pertanian Malaysia, 40170 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia:© davidaw · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Sepilok, 90000 Sandakan, Sabah, Малайзия:© Valentina Volkova · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Prevost's squirrel or Asian tri-colored squirrel ( Callosciurus prevostii ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in forest in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and nearby smaller islands, with an introduced population in northern Sulawesi. They eat fruits, nuts, seeds, buds, flowers, insects and bird eggs. It has been observed feeding on durians such as Durio graveolens . These squirrels carry the fruits far from the tree and drop the seeds when finished...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,878iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
1,878 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1822 (204 years ago).