Sighting of Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) on limestone hills in Merapoh, Malaysia
Flying squirrels are poorly studied nocturnal mammals as their elusive and nocturnal behaviour makes it hard to observe them in the wild. Here, we describe sightings of Petaurista petaurista on a limestone hill and its foot at Merapoh, Pahang, Malaysia. This is the first report as the species is u...
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| author | Priscillia Miard Mohd Nur Arifuddin Izereen Mukri Siti Syuhada Sapno Hafiz Yazid Nadine Ruppert Jayaraj Vijaya Kumaran |
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| description | Flying squirrels are poorly studied nocturnal mammals as their elusive and nocturnal behaviour makes it hard to observe them in the wild. Here, we describe sightings of Petaurista petaurista on a limestone hill and its foot at Merapoh, Pahang, Malaysia. This is the first report as the species is usually known to inhabit forest habitat. We observed the first squirrel resting on a steep limestone wall at night. During subsequent nights, three individuals were observed feeding on Ficus hispida and Terminalia catappa fruits on the foot of the hill in nearby trees. These sightings suggest that P. petaurista may use limestone hill habitat. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73994f976f0c4bf7a815b9b3fe4dc47d2022-12-22T01:43:21ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072020-02-01123153551535810.11609/jott.5419.12.3.15355-153585419Sighting of Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) on limestone hills in Merapoh, MalaysiaPriscillia Miard0Mohd Nur Arifuddin1Izereen Mukri2Siti Syuhada Sapno3Hafiz Yazid4Nadine Ruppert5Jayaraj Vijaya Kumaran6School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.Faculty of Earth Science, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, UMK Jeli Campus, Locked Bag 100, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia.Conservation & Research Program, Malayan Rainforest Station, 27210 Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia.Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Faculty of Earth Science, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, UMK Jeli Campus, Locked Bag 100, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia.School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.Institute of Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, UMK Jeli Campus, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia.Flying squirrels are poorly studied nocturnal mammals as their elusive and nocturnal behaviour makes it hard to observe them in the wild. Here, we describe sightings of Petaurista petaurista on a limestone hill and its foot at Merapoh, Pahang, Malaysia. This is the first report as the species is usually known to inhabit forest habitat. We observed the first squirrel resting on a steep limestone wall at night. During subsequent nights, three individuals were observed feeding on Ficus hispida and Terminalia catappa fruits on the foot of the hill in nearby trees. These sightings suggest that P. petaurista may use limestone hill habitat.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5419ecologyflying squirrelslimestonenocturnal |
| spellingShingle | Priscillia Miard Mohd Nur Arifuddin Izereen Mukri Siti Syuhada Sapno Hafiz Yazid Nadine Ruppert Jayaraj Vijaya Kumaran Sighting of Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) on limestone hills in Merapoh, Malaysia Journal of Threatened Taxa ecology flying squirrels limestone nocturnal |
| title | Sighting of Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) on limestone hills in Merapoh, Malaysia |
| title_full | Sighting of Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) on limestone hills in Merapoh, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Sighting of Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) on limestone hills in Merapoh, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sighting of Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) on limestone hills in Merapoh, Malaysia |
| title_short | Sighting of Petaurista petaurista (Pallas, 1766) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) on limestone hills in Merapoh, Malaysia |
| title_sort | sighting of petaurista petaurista pallas 1766 mammalia rodentia sciuridae on limestone hills in merapoh malaysia |
| topic | ecology flying squirrels limestone nocturnal |
| url | https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5419 |
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