The red-legged long-nosed squirrel (scientific name: Dremomys pyrrhomerus) is a protected species unique to my country and belongs to the family Sciuridae. It mainly lives in dense forests and has similar living habits to gray squirrels. It likes to be active in the morning and evening. It mainly eats various nuts, such as pine cones, chestnuts and berries. It also eats various leaves, twigs, flower buds, bird eggs, chicks and insects. It can reproduce twice a year, giving birth to 3 to 4 pups each time, with 2 pups being the most common.
The red/red-cheeked long-nosed squirrel (Dremomys rufigenis) has a white belly, red under the tail that can extend to the tail tip, and red or yellowish brown cheeks.
Distributed in southern China, the overall distribution area is southerly than that of Bo, and is not found in the northern subtropics. Near Threatened species.
There are three other long-nosed squirrels:
Red-legged long-nosed squirrel Dremomys pyrrhomerus is distributed in Guizhou, Chongqing, southeastern Sichuan, western Hubei, and Hainan
Orange-bellied long-nosed squirrel Dremomys lokriah is distributed in Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan, and southern Tibet
Orange-throated long-nosed squirrel Dremomys gularis is distributed in Jianshui, Jingdong, and Luchun, Yunnan
