Red-cheeked squirrels are species of squirrels in the genus Dremomys in the subfamily Callosciurinae.[2] The six species which are all found only in Asia are listed as “Least Concern” by the IUCN.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
- The red-throated squirrel (Dremomys gularis) is distributed in parts of southeastern Asia, in areas of the Red River Valley of northern Vietnam and southern central Yunnan in China.[8] It is sympatric with another member of the same genus, D. rufigenis, but lives at higher attitudes[1] – 2,500 to 3,000 metres (1.6 to 1.9 mi) in the case of the type specimen.[8]
- The orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Dremomys lokriah) is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan.
- Perny’s long-nosed squirrel (Dremomys pernyi) is found in China, India, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
- The red-hipped squirrel (Dremomys pyrrhomerus) is found in China and Vietnam.
- The Asian red-cheeked squirrel (Dremomys rufigenis) is found in Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[9]
The Bornean mountain ground squirrel (Dremomys everetti), found in Indonesia and Malaysia, was moved from this genus to Sundasciurus.
References
- ^ a b Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). “Dremomys gularis“. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). “Genus Dremomys“. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Duckworth, J.W. (2017). “Dremomys rufigenis“. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T6824A22256057. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T6824A22256057.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Smith, A.T.; Johnston, C.H. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. “Dremomys pyrrhomerus“. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T6823A115084598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T6823A22255933.en. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Lunde, D.; Molur, S. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. “Dremomys pernyi“. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T6822A115084426. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T6822A22255797.en. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Molur, S. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. “Dremomys lokriah“. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T6821A115084234. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T6821A22255622.en. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Tizard, R.J (2016). “Dremomys everetti“. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T6820A22255505. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T6820A22255505.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Laginha Pinto Correia, D. (2019). “Dremomys gularis“. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T136313A22255420. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136313A22255420.en. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). “Dremomys rufigenis“. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 780. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
