Dremomys ornatus
O. Thomas, 1914
Chinese Red-cheeked 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
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1914-06-30. Scientific results of the mammal survey. No. VII. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 23(1):23-31.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30453331Original name as described
Dremomys rufigenis ornatus
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1912.7.25.20
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3194abf7-f06b-4df2-bcff-4dcb74912303Type locality
Near Mong-tze (Mongtze, Yunnan Province, China, 23°22′ N, 103°26′ E).
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic · Indomalaya
Country distribution
China · Vietnam · Myanmar? · Laos?
Taxonomy notes
split from D. rufigenis
Taxonomy notes citation
Balakireva, A. E., Abramova, A. V., Phuonga, B. X., & Rozhnova, V. V. (2021). Natural Diversity and Phylogeny of Asian Red-Cheeked Squirrels (Rodentia, Sciuridae, Dremomys) in Eastern Indochina. Biology Bulletin, 48, 581-594.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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