Forrest's rock squirrel, Sciurotamias forresti, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae that is endemic to Sichuan and Yunnan in China, where it inhabits cliffs covered in shrubby vegetation at an altitude around 3,000 meters. Relatively little is known about it, but its behavior is assumed to resemble that of its more widespread relative, Père David's rock squirrel. In appearance it largely resembles Père David's rock squirrel, but it is more ochraceous in color and has a faint whitish line on the side. The species was described by Oldfield Thomas in 1922, and the IUCN Red List assesses it as Least Concern.
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It is endemic to Sichuan and Yunnan in China
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It is endemic to Sichuan and Yunnan in China
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It is endemic to Sichuan and Yunnan in China
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Forrest's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias forresti) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
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