Red-bellied squirrel
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The Red-bellied squirrel (Rubrisciurus rubriventer) is a species of squirrel. Until recently, it was described as a species in the genus Callosciurus, but since the 1990s it is generally placed in its own genus Rubrisciurus. It is endemic on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. With a length of 25 cm (head and body), it is rather large for a squirrel. It lives in the tree tops of the rainforests of the island.
It should not be confused with the Red-Bellied Tree Squirrel Callosciurus flavimanus of Thailand, Burma, Indo-China, Taiwan, and Japan.
[edit] References
- Baillie (1996). Rubrisciurus rubriventer. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
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