Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel
Dremomys rufigenis (Blanford, 1878)
Also calledEchte Roodwangeekhoorn (nld) · Echtes Rotwangenhörnchen (deu) · kiinanvuoriorava (fin) · veverka rudolícá (ces) · wiewiórnik rdzawolicy (pol) · Краснощёкая белка (rus) · กระรอกดินแก้มแดง (tha) · ホオアカカオナガリス (jpn) · 紅頰長吻松鼠 (zho) · 아시아붉은뺨다람쥐 (kor)
First described in: J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal vol.47 2 p.156
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. The Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel is diurnal. It is partially terrestrial but also spends time high in canopy where it nests in tree hollows. It is found most often in dense shrub layer.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Foothills, generally at elevations below ¢. 1500 m. In Malaysia, the Asian Redcheeked Squirrel occurs on ridges and mountains between elevations of ¢. 800 - 1800 m, and as low as ¢. 400 m in tropical submontane forests. It can persist in degraded and fragmented habitats.
Sciuridae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.
Sciuridae
breeding
Breeding. There is no information available for this species.
Sciuridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437278.