Berdmore's Ground Squirrel
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| Menetes berdmorei Blyth, 1849 |
The Berdmore's Ground Squirrel (Menetes berdmorei) is a ground squirrel found in Southeast Asia, from the east of Myanmar till Vietnam. It is however absent on the Malay peninsula, as well as the islands.
The rarely known squirrel has a greybrown back and a white belly. Most striking are stripes on the side - on each side one beige and below a black stripe. The head is pointy, so this squirrel resembles a mouse or a treeshrew. Its length is 20 cm, not including the 15 cm long tail.
As a ground squirrel it is rarely found on trees, but spends most of the time in the thick underwoods of the rainforests. However it is also found in fields or villages, especially in rice fields it is sometimes omnipresent. Despite it being quite common only very little is known about the life of this squirrel.
[edit] References
- Baillie (1996). Menetes berdmorei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
