Name: The Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel, also known as the Momonga Squirrel, is a type of Flying Squirrel.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: ScIuridae Tribe: Pteromyini Genus: Pteromys Species: P. Momonga Basic Anatomy: The Momonga squirrels body is 14 to 20 cm long and its tail length is 10 to 14 cm. It weighs about 150 to 220 grams. The Momonga Squirrel is considered a flying squirrel because of the skin flaps connecting from their hands to there feet allowing them to glide. Habitat: The Momonga Squirrel lives in the sub-alpine forests of Japan. |
Behavior: Japanese flying squirrels are strictly nocturnal. They are silent in flight. They rarely spend time on the ground, usually they spend their time in the trees. During the day, Momonga Squirrel can be found in their nests or in holes in trees. They come out at dusk, moving quickly through the treetops. This is a predator-avoidance adaptation. Usually many squirrels of the same sex are found in one tree. The exception to this is during the mating season, when both genders share a tree.
Food/Eating Habits: The diet of Momonga Squirrels consists of pine seeds, nuts, the bark and buds of certain trees, berries and fruits, and probably some insects. Predation: There are no specific predators for P. momonga. But, as small, nocturnal mammals, they are probably hunted by owls. |