Pallas's squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Pallas's squirrel lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Callosciurus erythraeus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Pallas's squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Pallas's squirrel in 13 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Guangdong. In Argentina, China, France, Italy, Japan, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Chinese Taipei
France (introduced)
Vietnam
China (introduced)
India
Hong Kong
Thailand
Japan (introduced)
Argentina (introduced)
Italy (introduced)
Sweden (introduced)
Switzerland
Cambodia

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 Pallas's squirrel endangered?

The Pallas's squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Pallas's squirrel?

The Pallas's squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Callosciurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Pallas's squirrel

Pallas's squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus), also known as the red-bellied tree squirrel, is a species of squirrel native to China, Taiwan, India, Bhutan, and Southeast Asia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pallas's squirrel (revision 1374525763), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q860603 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).