Sanghir squirrel


The Sanghir squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the volcanic Sangir Islands in Indonesia, located just north of the equator in the Celebes Sea, between the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

Habitat

This tropical tree squirrel is the most abundant mammal on heavily cultivated Sangir, where it is found throughout the various ecosystems of the island, but is especially concentrated in the dwindling old-growth lowland tropical rainforest. Sangir Island has a rich diversity of ecosystems, due to the changing microclimates encountered on the sides of its volcanic peaks, the tallest of which is Mount Awu, at. In spite of this environmental diversity, the Sanghir squirrel has adapted itself to each of these climatic zones.