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Flying squirrel
About: Flying squirrel is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 360 publications have been published within this topic receiving 5689 citations. The topic is also known as: flying squirrel.
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TL;DR: It is possible that the squirrels reduce their activity times per bout during the cold seasons to reduce energy loss arising from prolonged exposure to cold temperatures, as a survival strategy.
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TL;DR: It is concluded that larger body size in flying squirrels is associated with the tendency toward a foliage diet, which may be an important factor preventing competition for resources between these species.
Abstract: To test the association between body size and degree of folivory and to examine the different food habits in sympatric arboreal herbivorous mammals, we investigated diets of 2 flying squirrel species (Petaurista petaurista and Eoglaucomys fimbriatus) sympatrically distributed in the Himalayan moist temperate forest of northern Pakistan. P. petaurista and E. fimbriatus used 27 and 28 tree species, respectively. Both flying squirrel species used the same 27 tree species. However, frequency of tree species used by P. petaurista was significantly different from that used by E. fimbriatus. P. petaurista was significantly more folivorous than was E. fimbriatus. Preference of P. petaurista for leaves may be an important factor preventing competition for resources between these species. We conclude that larger body size in flying squirrels is associated with the tendency toward a foliage diet.
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TL;DR: Two new species of Hepatozoon Miller are found in the pygmy squirrel, Idiurus macrotis, in the Ivory Coast and their gamonts are unlike those of any other known hemogregarine of mammals.
Abstract: Descriptions are given of two new species of Hepatozoon Miller, 1908 found in the pygmy squirrel, Idiurus macrotis, in the Ivory Coast. Gamonts of both are parasites of monocytes. The size and shape of the gamonts of one, H. normani n. sp., are similar to those of a number of gamonts of other species of rodent hemogregarines and the separate identity of the parasite is based on the host restriction of mammalian hemogregarines. The gamonts of the other species, H. dolichomorphon n. sp., are remarkably long and slender and are unlike those of any other known hemogregarine of mammals. Schizonts of this species were found in a smear prepared from heart blood.
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TL;DR: Comparisons of the features seen in the photos with morphological features of 17 similar-looking species from the region suggest that the animal is not a new species of carnivore, as had been widely speculated, but is most likely a rarely seen species of flying squirrel, probably Aeromys thomasi.
Abstract: We analysed two camera-trap photos of an alleged new species of carnivore from Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.
Comparisons of the features seen in the photos with morphological features of 17 similar-looking species from the region suggest that the animal is not a new species of carnivore, as had been widely speculated, but is most likely a rarely seen species of flying squirrel, probably Aeromys thomasi.
We advocate continuing adherence to the formalities of species description based on actual specimens and a formal review process. Even informal announcements about possible new species based on photographs or other indirect evidence should adopt a cautionary approach. All the possibilities should be eliminated using any available means, such as comparative morphometrics and assessments of body shape and posture, and coat colour.
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