| Irrawaddy squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Nagarjun Forest, Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Callosciurus |
| Species: | C. pygerythrus |
| Binomial name | |
| Callosciurus pygerythrus (I. Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 1832) | |
| Subspecies[2] | |
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The Irrawaddy squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus) or hoary-bellied Himalayan squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is native to Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Duckworth, J. W. (2016). "Callosciurus pygerythrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T3604A22253451.
- ^ Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffman, R.S. (2005). "Species Callosciurus pygerythrus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.