{"offset":0,"limit":20,"endOfRecords":false,"results":[{"key":459846767,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"activity","language":"eng","description":"Activity patterns. The Black Giant Squirrel is diurnal and lives most often above 20 m in the canopy, where it constructs a bolus drey of twigs and small branches in the crown of a tree. Dreys are constructed with long leafy twigs, some more than 31 m above the ground in the canopy, often on outermost branches of Koompassia (Fabaceae) or Shorea (Dipterocarpaceae) trees. Best predictor of nest location is height and girth of trees, with large mature trees favored. Nests do not appear to be lined with specific materials. Squirrels usually exited their nests in the morning, between 06: 00 h and 08: 00 h, but after rainy nights they might exit as late as 10: 00 h. They were most active between dawn and 10: 00 h, with a lesser peak of activity between 14: 00 h and 16: 00 h. Median time at which they reentered nests was 18: 01 h. The crested serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela) is a known predator.","source":"Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":197542616},{"key":459846768,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"biology_ecology","language":"eng","description":"Habitat. Continuous tropical rainforests. The Black Giant Squirrel also occurs in mature evergreen and semi-evergreen broadleaf forests of Indochina and the Sunda Shelf.","source":"Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":197542616},{"key":459846769,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"biology_ecology","language":"eng","description":"Movements, Home range and Social organization. Population density of the Black Giant Squirrel was 11 ind / 100 ha. Median rate of travel for individuals when foraging and feeding was 30 m / h, ranging from a median 65 m / h in the morning to 10 m / h at midday and 50 m / h at end of day. Estimated median for total distance traveled was 315 m / day. Home ranges were estimated to be 5 - 5 - 9 ha and individuals used 5 - 9 nests within their home range. During a study in Malaysia’s Kuala Lompat, Black Giant Squirrels lived in the middle and upper canopy, seldom below 20 m.","source":"Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":197542616},{"key":459846770,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"breeding","language":"eng","description":"Breeding. Breeding follows a mating chase, apparently involving one male and an estrous female. Litter size averages 1 - 4 (range 1 - 3 young) with a gestation period of 28 - 35 days, and females may have two litters per year. On Peninsular Malaysia, pregnant Ratufa were found between April and September, suggesting that parturition occurs at the beginning or during peak fruiting season.","source":"Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":197542616},{"key":459846771,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"conservation","language":"eng","description":"Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix II. Classified as Near Threatened on The IUCN Red List. The Black Giant Squirrel is in significant decline due to over-hunting and widespread habitat loss throughout much of its distribution. Population decline is strongly associated with reduction in canopy cover and tree density, as it nests in the high-canopy layer oftall trees.","source":"Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":197542616},{"key":459846772,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"description","language":"eng","description":"Descriptive notes. Head-body 335 - 365 mm, tail 409 - 424 mm; weight 1.1 - 2 kg. The Black Giant Squirrel is a large black-and-white tree squirrel with a buff-to-white throat patch, or bib, and buff to white on sides of face. Buff throat and cheeks are separated by a black mustache-like mark. On dorsum, hair is black or sometimes frosted. On venter, pelage varies from creamy buff to orangish yellow. Island endemic subspecies condorensis is significantly smaller (head-body 305 mm, tail 324 mm) than other subspecies of the Black Giant Squirrel.","source":"Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":197542616},{"key":459846773,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"discussion","language":"eng","description":"Eleven subspecies are recognized.","source":"Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":197542616},{"key":459846774,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"distribution","language":"eng","description":"Subspecies and Distribution. R. b. bicolorSparrman, 1778 — BaliandJavaincludingMaduraandKangeanIs (Saubi) offNEJava. R. b. angusticepsMiller, 1901 — Myanmar, Thailand, MalayPeninsula, andtheNatunaIs (offWBorneo). Oneofthefourvirtuallyindistinguishablesubspeciesinthisarea. R. b. condorensisKloss, 1921 — ConSon 1, offSVietnam. R. b. felliThomas & Wroughton, 1916 — smallareainNMyanmar, S & EoftheChindwinRiver. R. b. giganteaMcClelland, 1839 — widespreadthroughtheNpartofthedistributiontoincludeextremeENepal, NEIndia, SBhutan, N & NEBangladesh, SWChina, N [L. aos, andNVietnam. R. b. hainana]. A. Allen, 1906 — HainanI, China. R. b. leucogenysKloss, 1916 — Myanmar, Thailand, MalayPeninsula, andtheNatunaIs (offWBorneo). Oneofthefourvirtuallyindistinguishablesubspeciesinthisarea. R. b. melanopeplaMiller, 1900 — Myanmar, Thailand, MalayPeninsula, andtheNatunaIs (offWBorneo). Oneofthefourvirtuallyindistinguishablesubspeciesinthisarea. R. b. palliataMiller, 1902 — SumatraandadjacentIndonesianislands (Bengkalis, Rupat, Tuangku, andTanahmasaIs). R. b. phaeopeplaMiller, 1913 — Myanmar, Thailand, MalayPeninsula, andtheNatunaIs (offWBorneo). Oneofthefourvirtuallyindistinguishablesubspeciesinthisarea. R. b. smithi Robinson & Kloss, 1922 — W Vietnam and likely Cambodia and Laos. Subspecific affinity of populations on Belitung, Bangka, several Riau Is, and Natuna Is (Lagong, Lingung) are unclear.","source":"Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":197542616},{"key":459846775,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"food_feeding","language":"eng","description":"Food and Feeding. The Black Giant Squirrel feeds on seeds and occasionally ingests fruit pulp, bark, sap, nectar, flowers, and leaves. Based on feeding time, squirrels fed extensively on seeds (61 %) and pulp (20 %); figs (Ficus, Moraceae) account for onehalf of pulp consumed. It does not cache food. Foraging is almost exclusively arboreal as the Black Giant Squirrel rarely descends to the ground.","source":"Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":197542616},{"key":459846776,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"materials_examined","language":"eng","description":"Anjer, West Java, Indonesia.","source":"Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":197542616},{"key":463022004,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"description","language":"eng","description":"Fig. 9 Giant black squirrel","source":"Mammal diversity survey of Ko Pha-ngan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand","sourceTaxonKey":254608474},{"key":463081874,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"distribution","language":"eng","description":"Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. In Myanmar, recorded in Kachin State (Madwal Razi; Lwin et al. 2021), Rakhine State (South Rakhine Yoma; Geissmann et al. 2008), Sagaing Region (Proposed Mahamyaing WS; Thazin Wai et al. 2018), Tanintharyi Region (Lampi Marine NP; Bisi et al. 2019 and Proposed Lenya NP; Grindley 2019). Remarks: Eleven subspecies are recognized: R. b. angusticeps, R. b. felli, R. b. gigantean, R. b. leucogenys, R. b. melanopepla and R. b. phaeopepla are considered as the subspecies that occurred in Myanmar (Thorington et al. 2012).","source":"Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist","sourceTaxonKey":243543196},{"key":463081875,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"materials_examined","language":"eng","description":"Myanmar name:","source":"Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist","sourceTaxonKey":243543196},{"key":463081876,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"vernacular_names","language":"eng","description":"Common name: Black Giant Squirrel","source":"Mammals of Myanmar: an annotated checklist","sourceTaxonKey":243543196},{"key":463157679,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"child_taxa","language":"eng","description":"Subspecies:: Subspecies Ratufa bicolor subsp. bicolor Sparrman 1778 Subspecies Ratufa bicolor subsp. condorensis Kloss 1920 Subspecies Ratufa bicolor subsp. felli Thomas and Wroughton 1916 Subspecies Ratufa bicolor subsp. gigantea McClelland 1839 Subspecies Ratufa bicolor subsp. hainana J. 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Allen 1906 Subspecies Ratufa bicolor subsp. leucogenys Kloss 1916 Subspecies Ratufa bicolor subsp. melanopepla Miller 1900 Subspecies Ratufa bicolor subsp. palliata Miller 1902 Subspecies Ratufa bicolor subsp. phaeopepla Miller 1913 Subspecies Ratufa bicolor subsp. smithi Robinson and Kloss 1922","source":"Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":231538201},{"key":463157680,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"conservation","language":"eng","description":"Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).","source":"Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":231538201},{"key":463157681,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"discussion","language":"eng","description":"Discussion: Reviewed by Corbet and Hill (1992).","source":"Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":231538201},{"key":463157682,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"distribution","language":"eng","description":"Distribution: E Nepal; SE Tibet to S Yunnan and Hainan (China); Assam (India), Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, south through the Malay Peninsula to Java and Bali.","source":"Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":231538201},{"key":463157683,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"materials_examined","language":"eng","description":"Type Locality: Indonesia, W Java, Anjer.","source":"Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":231538201},{"key":463419652,"taxonKey":2437566,"type":"conservation","language":"eng","description":"STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.","source":"Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae","sourceTaxonKey":205134045}]}