Dremomys rufigenis: Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel

Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel - Dremomys rufigenis
( Blanford, 1878 )

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Subspecies:	Unknown
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CITES Status:	NOT LISTED
IUCN Status:	Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status:	NOT LISTED

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Life Span:	in the Wild
Life Span:	in Captivity

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Habitat:

It is diurnal and partly arboreal, being most active from ground level to about four feet up, in thick shrub layer vegetation; particularly to feed on ripe fruit it sometimes goes high into the forest canopy (J.W. Duckworth pers. comm. 2016). It occurs in tropical evergreen forests from the plains to the upper montane zone (J.W. Duckworth pers. comm. 2016). It persists well in degraded and fragmented habitats (Duckworth et al. 1999).

Range:

This species is widely distributed, from northeastern South Asia and southern China, into much of mainland Southeast Asia. It has been recorded in only rather few locations in India, all in the North east (Choudhury 2013). In southern China, it has been recorded from Yunnan and southwestern Guangxi (Smith and Xie 2008). In Southeast Asia, it is distributed from Myanmar in the west, through western Thailand, much of Lao PDR and Viet Nam, and northern areas of Peninsular Malaysia. The full altitudinal limit have not been established but in Lao PDR it occur from Mekong plains level to at least 2,200 m (J.W. Duckworth pers. comm. 2016).

Conservation:

It occurs in numerous protected areas in Southeast Asia, with no direct conservation measures needed (Timmins and Duckworth 2008, J.W. Duckworth pers. comm. 2016). In South Asia, it is known from various protected areas in India (Choudhury 2013). Survey, taxonomic research and monitoring are recommended for this species in South Asia (Molur et al. 2005).