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DeutschPère David's rock squirrel
| Père David'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. davidianus |
| Binomial name | |
| 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
[edit]- ^ a b Smith, A.T.; Johnston, C.H. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Sciurotamias davidianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19998A115154075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19998A22251238.en. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ 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. JSTOR 1380669.
- ^ Jan Stuyck; Kristof Baert; Peter Breyne; Tim Adriaens (2010). "Invasion history and control of a Pallas squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus population in Dadizele, Belgium" (PDF). Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek.
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