Père David's rock squirrel
| Père David's rock squirrel | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Sciurotamias |
| Species: | S. davidianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sciurotamias davidianus (Milne-Edwards, 1867) | |
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The Père David's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus), also known as the Chinese rock squirrel,[2] is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to China, where it is found widely in rocky habitats in the eastern and central parts of the country.[1] This largely terrestrial squirrel is overall dull olive-grey with paler underparts, a distinct pale eye-ring and a dark patch on the cheeks. It has sometimes been confused with the rather different –but in colour very variable– Pallas's Squirrel; an introduced population in Belgium was first mistakenly identified as Père David's rock squirrel.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith, A. T. & Johnston, C. H. (2008). Sciurotamias davidianus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ↑ http://www.jstor.org/pss/1380669
- ↑ Stuyck, Baert, Breyne & Adriaens (2010). Invasion history and control of a Pallas squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus population in Dadizele, Belgium. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek.