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Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel
Dremomys lokriah (Hodgson, 1836)
Also calledOrangebauch-Himalaya-Hörnchen (deu) · Oranjebuik Himalaya Eekhoorn (nld) · Scoiattolo dell'Himalaya dal ventre arancio (ita) · nepalinvuoriorava (fin) · veverka kvičivá (ces) · wiewiórnik himalajski (pol) · Оранжевобрюхая белка (rus) · কমলাপেট কাঠবিড়ালি (ben) · アカハラカオナガリス (jpn) · 橙腹長吻松鼠 (zho) · 오렌지색배히말라야다람쥐 (kor)
First described in: J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal vol.5 p.232
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Orange-bellied Himalayan Ground Squirrel is diurnal.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Subtropical forests and oak-rhododendron (Quercus, Fagaceae; Rhododendron, Ericaceae) forests at low elevations; coniferous forests at high elevations. The Orangebellied Himalayan Squirrel is found at elevations of ¢. 900 - 3000 m. It nests in tree holes that are generally close to the ground; nest is made of oak leaves and fern fronds, lined with grass.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. The Orange-bellied Himalayan Ground Squirrel comes to the ground to forage but also spends time in trees.
Sciuridae
breeding
Breeding. Parturition occurs between May and August and litter-sizes of the Orangebellied Himalayan Squirrel are 2 - 5 young.
Sciuridae
In the stacks
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Every page naming Dremomys lokriah in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437275.