. The Ecology of arboreal folivores : a symposium held at the Conservation and Research Center, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, May 29-31, 1975. Folivores; Forest ecology; Leaves; Mammals; Mammals. Table 4.—Comparison of cecal lengths in various species of flying squirrels and correlation with type of diet. Species Cecal length {mm) Class Diet Petinomys setosus 5 1 or 2 seeds & fruit Petinomys vordermanni 4 1 or 2 seeds & fruit Iomys horsfieldii 15 1 or 2 fruit & seeds *Hylopetes platyurus *H. lepidus 70 86-120 3 3 seeds, fruit, leaves, insects , seeds, fruit, le

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. The Ecology of arboreal folivores : a symposium held at the Conservation and Research Center, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, May 29-31, 1975. Folivores; Forest ecology; Leaves; Mammals; Mammals. Table 4.—Comparison of cecal lengths in various species of flying squirrels and correlation with type of diet. Species Cecal length {mm) Class Diet Petinomys setosus 5 1 or 2 seeds & fruit Petinomys vordermanni 4 1 or 2 seeds & fruit Iomys horsfieldii 15 1 or 2 fruit & seeds *Hylopetes platyurus *H. lepidus 70 86-120 3 3 seeds, fruit, leaves, insects , seeds, fruit, leaves, insects Pteromyscus 140 3 seeds, fruit, leaves Petaurista over 250 4 leaves, fruit, seeds 'See Muul and Lim, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Montgomery, G. Gene (Gerald Gene). Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press

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