Today, the editor is sharing information about the red-bellied squirrel. Interested friends, let's take a look~

I. Basic information

【Chinese name】Red-bellied squirrel

【Latin name】Callosciurus erythraeus

[Another name] Red-bellied squirrel

[Kingdom] Animalia

[Door] Chordate

[Class] Mammalia

【Order】Rodentes

【Family】Squiridae

【Subfamily】Squirrelidae

【Genus】Squirrel Squirrel

[species] red-bellied squirrel

[named by] Pallas

[named] 1778

two , Main distribution

The red-bellied squirrel is mainly distributed in Asia, including China, Myanmar, Assam, Bhutan, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Malaysia.

III. Appearance characteristics

The red-bellied squirrel is relatively slender; the inner side of the ear shell is light yellow-gray, the outer side is gray, and the ear margin has black long hair ; body back is olive-yellow-grey from muzzle to rear; belly grey-white; tail long.

IV. Habits

1. Habitat

Red-bellied squirrels mainly live in tropical and subtropical forests, and often appear in secondary forests, felled areas, hills and terraces, coconut palms Forests, shrub forests, bamboo forests, mixed arbor and bamboo forests, masson pine forests, fir forests, shrubs and other vegetation environments.

2. Eating habits

The red-bellied squirrel is an omnivorous animal, mainly eating some fruits, grasses, insects, bird eggs, chicks and lizards.

3. Breeding method

The red-bellied squirrel has a long breeding period and can reproduce throughout the year (the peak period in December and May). Females usually give birth to 2 offspring per litter.

V. Protection level

The red-bellied squirrel is a protected animal and has been recorded in a number of protection lists, as follows:

1. List of Terrestrial Wild Animals Protected by the State that are Beneficial or Have Important Economic and Scientific Research Value.

2. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2013 is classified as vulnerable.

3. Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

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