THREESTRIPED PALM SQUIRREL

 THREESTRIPED PALM SQUIRREL

Local name : Tran pattavali Kishkoli, Nani khiskoli 

Physical measurements & life cycle:

Length : 12-16 cm (tail: 11-17 cm) 

Gestation : 6 weeks 

Litter size : 2-3   

Description 

Little darker than Fivestripped squirrel and has only three stripes on back.

Food 

Omnivorous. Fruits, leaves, grains, seeds tender bark of trees, eggs of birds and insects. 

Distribution 

Forested areas of Gujarat. Especially in South Gujarat. 

Habitat 

Forested and well-wooded areas. More common in South than north Gujarat.

Behaviour 

Relatively secretive than the Fivestriped squirrel. Solitary. The call is louder and somewhat metallic; at times resembling call of a forest/woodland bird. 

Signs of presence 

Repetitive call is distinctive. 

Fivestriped squirrel, though commoner in northern India, has a wider range of occurrence whereas Threestriped squirrel predominates the southern portion of the country. Thus, in South Gujarat, both species may be found in the same area. While Fivestriped species lives in crowded towns and cities or villages, the Threestriped squirrel is more or less a forest animal.

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