Pallas's squirrel
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| phylum | Chordata | Pallas's squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus), also known as the red-bellied tree squirrel, is a species of squirrel native to Greater China, India, and Southeast Asia. Some populations (this from Arunachal Pradesh, India) have a bright red belly, but in others it is much duller or may only have a reddish/orangish tinge
The colour of the pelt varies considerably between the many different subspecies, but is generally brownish on the upper body with a more reddish tint on the belly, and often with some black on the tail. The precise pattern and shades of the fur are often used to distinguish subspecies from one another, but make it difficult to distinguish the species as a whole from other, similarly variable, tree squirrel species. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Tree squirrel |
| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Rodentia | |
| family | Sciuridae | |
| genus | Callosciurus | |
| species | C. erythraeus |
