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Red-throated Squirrel

Dremomys gularis

Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Dremomys
IUCN status
DD
Distribution
China|Vietnam
Realm
Palearctic|Indomalaya

About this species

Habitat
Montane forest; type specimen at 2,500–3,000m
Range
Red River Valley of northern Vietnam and southern central Yunnan (China)

The red-throated squirrel is a rodent of the family Sciuridae distributed in parts of south-eastern Asia, in the Red River Valley of northern Vietnam and southern central Yunnan in China (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is sympatric with another member of the same genus, the Asian red-cheeked squirrel, but lives at higher altitudes, 2,500 to 3,000 m in the case of the type specimen. The cached account gives no description, diet or breeding information.

Description: Wildlife of Vietnam guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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