The Prevost's Squirrel
Description
The Prevost's Squirrel has a black back and tail. It's front arms are orangey red, while the rest of it's underside and lower face is white. The Prevost's Squirrel has also been called the Tri-colored or Ornamental Squirrel. In my opinion, they are very pretty.Range
The Prevost's Squirrel's Range
The Prevost's Squirrel lives in Southeast Asia. It likes lowland forests, with lots of plants and things to climb. They rarely ever touch the ground, unless they need to forage or go to another tree they cannot jump to. They have been put in a lot of zoos, and are occasionally kept as pets.
Diet
The Prevost's Squirrel will eat a variety of fruits, nuts, and seeds, including: Apples, sunflower seeds, bananas, pears, peanuts, insects, flowers, oranges, and grapefruits.
The Prevost's Squirrel eating part of a pear.
Behavior
The Prevost's Squirrel loves to run around and is very agile. Like most squirrels, they are great at climbing. Their tails serve as a balance when the squirrel runs and climbs through the branches of trees. Their tails are also used to communicate social signals. They live in hollow trees or build nests of leaves and twigs high in the branches of forest trees. Usually they are not social creatures, and are only seen together during mating season, which is usually June-August. The Prevost's Squirrel usually has a litter of 1-4 babies, which are born sightless, hairless, and deaf. They leave their nest after around six weeks.
Baby Prevost's Squirrels
A Prevost's Squirrel sitting on a log
A Prevost's Squirrel in a Zoo
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