dorsalis, a terrestrial species, which appears
scansorial in the montane zone.
After the breeding season, pregnant females give birth in a nest, usually constructed on a tree, since this species is
scansorial (Olifiers et al., 2009).
oyapocki with those of other similar-sized rodents, we selected vouchered animals (list of specimens available from senior author ) collected in French Guiana for one
scansorial (Hylaeamys megacephalus), one terrestrial (Zygodontomys brevicauda), and two arboreal (Oecomys auyantepui and Rhipidomys nitela) cricetid rodents.
As summarized by Koprowski (1994), gray squirrels are medium sized (300-700 g)
scansorial mammals with relatively long maximum lifespans (12 years in females, 9 years in males) compared to other comparably sized mammalian species.
turcicus may remain undocumented for prolonged periods of time because of its nocturnal,
scansorial, and secretive behaviors.
Dense understoreys are not needed by the less arboreal (
scansorial) brushtails.
Phyllodactylus reissi is a
scansorial gecko, using primarily vertical rock boulders and, to a lesser extent, trees as perches in the study area.
These substrate utilization strategies are not equivalent to and should not be confused with the more restricted locomotor characteristics: natatorial, fossorial, cursorial,
scansorial, and volant.
undulatus tristichus
scansorial and saxicolous (personal observation).
Many Furnariidae maintained the primitive
scansorial habit either on the soft ground of forests (as Sclerurus), or at tree branches (Aphrastura, Berlepschia and Xenops) where the highest degree of specialization is found (Dendrocolaptinae; and Pygarrhichini Margarornis).
Furthermore, most Neotropical marsupial genera are recognized as arboreal or
scansorial (Vieira and Camargo, 2012).
Hershkovitz (1972) compare the characteristics of the feet between species of Muridae and drew attention to the large feet of terrestrial rodents with
scansorial habits, citing the genus Oligoryzomys as an example.
