Red-hipped squirrel

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Red-hipped squirrel
Dremomys pyrrhomerus.jpg
In Hunan, China
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Dremomys
Species:
D. pyrrhomerus
Binomial name
Dremomys pyrrhomerus
(Thomas, 1895)

The red-hipped squirrel (Dremomys pyrrhomerus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in both China and Vietnam.

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References

  1. Smith, A. T. & Johnston, C. H. (2008). "Dremomys pyrrhomerus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.