Activity Pattern and Food Habits of Funambulus pennantii in Chuadanga

Information on the activity pattern and food habits of Northern Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennantii Wroughton, 1905) is scanty, so the activity pattern and food habits of Northern Palm Squirrels in Chuadanga were studied each day from June 2011 to May 2012 at 6.00am-12.00pm and 3.00pm-6.00pm. The study reveals that this squirrel spent 37.5% of their total time for Movement, 16.1% for Feeding, 6.6% for Resting, 32.0% for Calling, 1.2% for Interaction, and 6.5% for Others. In case of Movement it spent highest time in April 12 (12.1%), and the lowest was in December 11 (3.2%). In case of Feeding it spent highest time in January 12 (17.9%) and lowest time in June 11 (0.5%). In case of Resting it spent highest time in September 11 (20.9%) and lowest in May 12 (0.6%). In case of Calling it spent highest time in April 12 (11.8%) and lowest in November 11 (2.2%). In case of Interaction it spent highest time in September 11 (52.0%) and the lowest in May 12 (7.2%). In case of Others activities it spent the highest time in October 11 (18.2%) and the lowest in April 12 (3.3%). The study also reveals that the squirrel of Chuadanga shows variation in their food choice and feeding behavior

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He was awarded a National Science and Technology Scholarship in 2013-2014. Beside studing Wildlife, he has been working on different aspects of the butterflies of Bangladesh. He has published a book about butterflies named A Photographic Guide to The Butterflies of Bangladesh .