long-nosed squirrel

Japanese: long-nosed squirrel（英語表記）longnosedsquirrel

…the crowns of the teeth are small, and their chewing power is weak for a rodent. Most squirrels are diurnal and feed mainly on nuts, fruits, seeds, buds, grasses, and other plant matter, but some, such as the long-nosed squirrel Rhinosciurus laticaudatus (English name: Rhinosciurus laticaudatus), found in Southeast Asia, feed mainly on large ants, termites, beetles, and earthworms.
[Diurnal/arboreal squirrels]
A typical squirrel, it builds large ball-shaped nests from twigs and leaves in tree holes or on tree branches.

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Japanese:

…歯冠部は小さく，そしゃく力は齧歯類としては弱い。リス類の多くは昼行性で，木の実，果実，種子，木の芽，草などの植物質を主食とするが，東南アジアに分布するハナナガリスRhinosciurus laticaudatus(英名long‐nosed squirrel)のように大型のアリ，シロアリ，甲虫，ミミズなどを主食とするものもある。
［昼行性･樹上生リス］
　典型的なリスで，樹洞や木の枝の上に小枝や葉を集めて大きなボール状の巣をつくる。…

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