Biology:Père David's rock squirrel
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Short description: Species of rodent
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Sciurotamias |
| Species: | S. davidianus
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| Sciurotamias davidianus (A. 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 family Sciuridae. 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". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/19998/0. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
- ↑ Callahan, J. R.; Davis, R. (1982). "Reproductive Tract and Evolutionary Relationships of the Chinese Rock Squirrel, Sciurotamias davidianus". Journal of Mammalogy 63 (1): 42–47. doi:10.2307/1380669.
- ↑ Stuyck, Baert, Breyne & Adriaens (2010). Invasion history and control of a Pallas squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus population in Dadizele, Belgium. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1766970 entry
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