First Documentation of Nest and Immature Juvenile Black-eared Squirrel Nannosciurus melanotis (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in the Wild
Black-eared Squirrel Nannosciurus melanotis is a pygmy squirrel range from Sumatra, West Java, Borneo and its smaller adjacent islands. On 11 November 2020, we conducted a biodiversity survey in Tangerang Village (02°00'S, 110°39'E), Jelai Hulu Subdistrict, Ketapang District, West Kalimantan Province. In this survey, we observed and documented a nest and immature juvenile of N. melanotis. There is no previous known about breeding information on N. melanotis. This finding is a constitute first breeding record for N. melanotis.
Authors
- Surianto Effendi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6577-4654)
- Nur Rachman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9482-1103)
- Muhammad Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6657-0183)
- Muhammad Sayidina Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1093-5456)
Institutions
- Universitas Indo Global Mandiri (ID)
- BH Consulting (Ireland) (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bio Palembanica
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36982/bio.v1i2.4404
- Primary Topic
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Wyoming