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Heliosciurus gambianus |
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Heliosciurus gambianus rhodesiae |
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Héliosciure de Gambie, Ecureuil de Gambie |
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Gambian Sun Squirrel |
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Length: 25 cm; weight: between 250 and 340 g. Head is small and muzzle is pointed. Pelage is pale grey or light brown speckled with black above and is white below. Tail is long and ringed. |
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Savannah. |
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Diurnal. At night, rests in tree-holes. Lives mainly singly. Small family groups composed of parents and one or two young are sometimes seen. Mainly arboreal. Confident climber and leap from tree to tree with agility. Emits many calls of which squeaks and chatters. |
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Fruits, seeds, nuts, insects, young birds, eggs, lizards.
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Females give birth to 1 to 4 young.
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
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