Dremomys pyrrhomerus
(O. Thomas, 1895)
Red-hipped Squirrel
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Sciuromorpha |
| Family | : Sciuridae |
| Subfamily | : Callosciurinae |
| Tribe | : Callosciurini |
| Genus | : Dremomys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1895-09-01. Description of a new Chinese squirrel. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)16(93):242.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25122722Original name as described
Sciurus pyrrhomerus
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1902.6.10.66
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/31a0c44b-78c2-4c4f-8fd2-43bfae39bd8cType locality
"Ichang, Yang-tse-kiang [river] [Hupei, China]."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic · Indomalaya
Country distribution
China · Vietnam
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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