Biology:Forrest's rock squirrel
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Short description: Species of rodent
Forrest's rock squirrel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Sciurotamias |
Species: | S. forresti
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Binomial name | |
Sciurotamias forresti (Thomas, 1922)
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Forrest's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias forresti) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Sichuan and Yunnan in China , where it inhabits cliffs covered in shrubby vegetation at an altitude around 3,000 m (9,800 ft). Relatively little is known about Forrest's rock squirrel, but its behavior is assumed to resemble that of its more widespread relative, Père David's rock squirrel.[1] In appearance, it largely resembles Père David's rock squirrel, but Forrest's rock squirrel is more ochraceous in colour and has a faint whitish line on the side.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith, A.T. (2016). "Sciurotamias forresti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T19999A22251146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T19999A22251146.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19999/22251146. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1761240 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest's rock squirrel.
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