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Irrawaddy squirrel

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Irrawaddy squirrel
From Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in West Sikkim, India
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]
  • C. p. pygerythrus
  • C. p. blythii
  • C. p. janetta
  • C. p. lokroides
  • C. p. mearsi
  • C. p. owensi
  • C. p. stevensi

The Irrawaddy squirrel or hoary-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.

From Jayanti Dooars, West Bengal, India.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN2008
  2. ^ Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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