Horse-tailed squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the horse-tailed squirrel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sundasciurus hippurus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the horse-tailed squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the horse-tailed squirrel in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Thailand

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the horse-tailed squirrel endangered?

The horse-tailed squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the horse-tailed squirrel?

The horse-tailed squirrel (Sundasciurus hippurus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Sundasciurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the horse-tailed squirrel

The horse-tailed squirrel (Sundasciurus hippurus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found throughout the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, as well as the southern half of the Malay Peninsula, which includes the entire nations of Brunei and Malaysia, as well as some areas of Indonesia and Thailand. There was a mention of this squirrel being found in Vietnam in 1831 (I. Geoffroy, 1831), but subsequent descriptions of this squirrel's range have not included that nation.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Horse-tailed squirrel (revision 1371113355), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769242 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).