IDENTIFIKASI JENIS TUPAI (Tupaia Sp.) DI HUTAN TEMBAWANG DESA MENSIKU BERSATU KECAMATAN BINJAI HULU KABUPATEN SINTANG
ABSTRACT: Forest ecosystem and
flora and fauna variety are a basic capital for national developmentwhich benefit
for human’ s life in particular at Tembangan forest located in Mensiku Bersatuvillage
of Binjai Hulu sub-district of Sintang. Tembangan forest located in Mensiku
Bersatuvillage of Binjai Hulu sub-district of Sintang has a lot of flora and
fauna and one of its familiaranimals is squirrel. For several reasons, squirrel
conservation is considered as an unimportantaction since this wild animal is
often regarded as one of potential pests. In fact, squirrel has several
significant roles in maintaining the sustainability of forest ecosystem since
this animalcan perform as a flora distributor or a insect controller that
distribute seeds aroundTembangan forest. The purpose of this study is to
investigate the type of squirrel species atTembangan forest located in Mensiku
Bersatu village of Binjai Hulu sub-district of Sintang. Thestudy result is
expected to have significant contribution regarding the required data formanagement,
protection, and conservation of Tembangan forest. The setting of this study is
inTembangan forest located in Mensiku Bersatu village of Binjai Hulu
sub-district of Sintang.Survey method and purposive sampling technique are
applied in this study to identify the squirrel’s main territory around
Tembangan forest. Based on the results of observation andidentification, it can
be concluded that Tembangan forest located in Mensiku Bersatu village ofBinjai
Hulu sub-district of Sintang has 5 species of squirrel specifically Spotted
Squirrel(Tupaica picta), Slim Squirrel, (Tupaica gracilis), Small Squirrel
(Tupaica minor), Javan Treeshrew Squirrel (Tupaica javanica),and Beautiful
Squirrel (Tupaica splendidula). There are approximately 183 squirrels living in
Tembangan forest and Spotted Squirrel (Tupaica picta) is the most common type
of squirrel found in there and Tembangan forest has 82 spotted squirrel (Tupaica
picta), 36 slim squirrels (Tupaica gracillis), 45 small squirrels (Tupaica
minor), 13Javan Treeshrew Squirrel (Tupaica javanica), and 7 beautiful
squirrels (Tupaica splendidula).
Keywords: Identification of
squirrel type, Mensiku Bersatu village, Tembangan forest
Penulis: Gayus, Bachrun
Nurdjali dan Iskandar, AM
Kode Jurnal: jpkehutanandd170165
