For the identification of insects and other fauna and flora of South Africa.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Tree Squirrel

They have a body length of about 35cm with a tail half that.


Their black whiskers are conspicuous and up to 5cm in length.

They moult twice per year and are found in all kinds of habitats except forest and arid regions.

2 comments:

Diane said...

They look cute but I bet that they can also be pests :-) Diane

SAPhotographs (Joan) said...

They can but I love them anyway. :)