Kinabalu squirrel

The Kinabalu squirrel, Callosciurus baluensis, is a rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae and is endemic to highland forest in East Malaysia. Its common name refers to Mount Kinabalu, although the species is not restricted to that one mountain. The tail and the upperparts are grizzled blackish, while the underparts are reddish-orange. Along each flank runs a narrow buff stripe with a broader black stripe below it. The taxonomic placement of the species in the family follows the Mammal Species of the World reference edited by Wilson and Reeder, in which Thorington and Hoffman treated the squirrels in 2005.