Père David's rock squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Père David's rock squirrel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sciurotamias davidianus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Père David's rock squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Père David's rock squirrel in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata lists it as endemic to People's Republic of China.

China

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 Père David's rock squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Père David's rock squirrel?

The Père David's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Sciurotamias. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Père David's rock squirrel

The Père David's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus), also known as the Chinese rock squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to China, where it is found widely in rocky habitats in the eastern and central parts of the country. This largely terrestrial squirrel is overall dull olive-grey with paler underparts, a distinct pale eye-ring and a dark patch on the cheeks. It has sometimes been confused with the rather different –but in colour very variable– Pallas's squirrel; an introduced population in Belgium was first mistakenly identified as Père David's rock squirrel.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Père David's rock squirrel (revision 1314559103), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766970 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).