Orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel

Orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel
From Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in West Sikkim, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Dremomys
Species: D. lokriah
Binomial name
Dremomys lokriah
(Hodgson, 1836)

The orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Dremomys lokriah) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan.

Orange bellied Himalayan Squirrel at Gangtok, Sikkim, India

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