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Prevost's Squirrel looking for some figs The most commonest of squirrels here! Even it is opportunistic to feed to this spiky figs (Ficus cucurbitina) and that is why this species is so successful. <br /> <br /> <br /> This was part of a few days observation made by 1StopBorneo Wildlife team to document the ecological importance of this fig tree as a suitable candidate for reforestation projects. Callosciurus prevostii,Geotagged,Malaysia,Prevost's squirrel,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

Prevost's Squirrel looking for some figs

The most commonest of squirrels here! Even it is opportunistic to feed to this spiky figs (Ficus cucurbitina) and that is why this species is so successful.


This was part of a few days observation made by 1StopBorneo Wildlife team to document the ecological importance of this fig tree as a suitable candidate for reforestation projects.

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    _ChunXingWong_
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    The fruiting fig tree it was on:
    Spiky Fig fruiting Ficus Cucurbitina, the Spiky Fig, is definitely the world's spikiest fig. Many fig fruits are hairy but none has evolved to have really rigid and sharp hairs like this fig. These sharp hairs are strong and sharp enough to pierce a human skin. Probably evolved this way to prevent most mammals from eating it but ideal for canopy birds as they can feed unharmed with their beaks. Fruits ripen light yellow - orange - dark red - maroonish black. These fruits high up in the canopy where the fig tree grows on another host tree. These fruits were growing about 20m high. We were lucky to find it at its fruiting apex, and after several days, the fruit numbers have reduced greatly. <br /> <br /> Watching this fig tree is one of the best experience for my team (1StopBorneo Wildlife). We are trying to find out which is the most beneficial fig species for wildlife and this fig is definitely one of the best. Lots of animals visited it in both day and night. There are always animals every time we visited the tree.<br /> Ficus Cucurbitina,Geotagged,Malaysia,Summer
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The Prevost's squirrel

Prevost's squirrel or Asian tri-colored squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in forest in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and nearby smaller islands, with an introduced population in northern Sulawesi.

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Uploaded Nov 24, 2020. Captured Jul 6, 2020 06:49 in Unnamed Road, Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysia.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
  • f/6.5
  • 1/128s
  • ISO250
  • 247mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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