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Red-bellied squirrel

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The red-bellied squirrel, also called the Sulawesi giant squirrel (Rubrisciurus rubriventer), is a large squirrel endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, where it is widespread, and it has also been found on Sangir Island to the north of Sulawesi. It lives in the tree tops of the rainforests of the island. With a head and body length of about 25 centimetres it is rather large for a squirrel. Until recently it was described as a member of the genus Callosciurus, but since the 1990s it has generally been placed in its own genus, Rubrisciurus. The Wikipedia article is short and cites the family treatment by Thorington and Hoffman in Mammal Species of the World, so this entry states only what that article supports.

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It is endemic on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, where it is widespread.
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Red-bellied squirrel (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, range
    It is endemic on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, where it is widespread.
  • In Group: Rodents And Lagomorphs, Lead
    is a species of squirrel
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead, habitat
    It lives in the tree tops of the rainforests of the island.
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