Irrawaddy squirrel

The Irrawaddy squirrel, Callosciurus pygerythrus, is a rodent in the squirrel family Sciuridae, also called the hoary-bellied Himalayan squirrel. It is native to Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal, where it lives in several kinds of forest, including deciduous broad-leaved woodland, coniferous evergreen forest and secondary growth, as well as mixed agricultural land, from the lowlands up to about 1,500 meters. Its fur varies from greyish-brown to reddish-brown or grizzled, and some animals have dark tail tips and pale hip patches. An adult measures about 20 centimeters from head to body, with a tail of about the same length, and weighs roughly 45 grams. It feeds mainly on nuts, seeds, fruits, bark, lichen and other vegetation, and only occasionally takes insects or small vertebrates. Habitat loss is named as a threat.