
Marmota caudata
Marmota caudata,Long-tailed Marmot,Red marmot, Marmot
Features:The tail is the longest among all marmots, exceeding half the length of the body. The fur on the back and sides is brown-red, so it is also called the red marmot.
The long-tailed marmot is a large terrestrial rodent of the Sciuridae family and the genus Marmota. It is slightly smaller than the gray marmot, and has the longest tail among all species of the genus Marmota, averaging about 38% or half of the body length. The fur is long and fluffy, rough and less...

Marmota baibacina
Marmota baibacina,Altai Marmot,Tianshan marmot, Altai marmot
Features:It has a short and thick body, long and soft fur, and the fur on the back is sandy yellow or sandy brown.
The gray marmot (scientific name: Marmota baibacina), also known as the Tianshan marmot and the Altai marmot, is a large terrestrial rodent mammal belonging to the order Rodentia, the family Sciuridae, and the genus Marmota. The gray marmot is a typical grassland rodent, mainly inhabiting places wit...

Spermophilus relictus
Spermophilus relictus,Tien Shan Ground Squirrel,Yellow rat
Features:Its body size is similar to that of the red-cheeked yellow squirrel, but its tail is longer than that of the red-cheeked yellow squirrel.
The Tianshan yellow squirrel is of medium size and has a long tail. It mainly inhabits the gentle slopes of the hills in front of the mountains, small basins between mountains, and relatively dry areas on both sides of the river valley in the mountain grasslands at an altitude of 1000-1500 meters. O...

Spermophilus dauricus
Spermophilus dauricus,Yellow mouse, Mongolian yellow mouse, prairie yellow mouse, bean mouse, big-eyed thief
Features:The body is fat, the tail is short, and the back hair is brown. The age of the mouse is determined by body length and weight. The older the mouse is, the longer the incisors are, the darker the color, and the longer the body length is.
Daurian ground squirrel is a group of scattered animals, diurnal, one of the representative species of the northern grassland, but occasionally go out of the hole to forage at night. The activity pattern has seasonal changes. The time of ground activity of ground squirrels varies with the season. Us...

Spermophilus undulatus
Spermophilus undulatus,Long-tailed Ground Squirrel,Bean rat, big-eyed thief
Features:The long-tailed yellow squirrel is large in size, with the longest tail and largest body in the genus Yellow squirrel. It has long black claws, short ears, gray-brown back in summer, and its belly is mostly brown or rusty brown.
The long-tailed yellow squirrel is an animal of the Sciuridae family and the genus Squirrel. It mainly inhabits high mountains at 1700-3000m and relatively humid piedmont hills, forest edges and river valleys. The vegetation types are mostly mountain grasslands, forest grasslands and subalpine meado...

Spermophilus erythrogenys
Spermophilus erythrogenys,Red-cheeked Ground Squirrel,Pale-tailed yellow squirrel
Features:The back of the body from the top of the head to the base of the tail is sandy yellow, or grayish yellow with gray-black tones.
Red-cheeked yellow squirrel is an animal of the Sciuridae family and the genus Squirrel. It inhabits low mountain grasslands, piedmont hilly grasslands and semi-desert plains. In some places, it can rise along the river valley to the mountain grasslands of the mid-mountain belt at an altitude of 1,5...

Spermophilus alaschanicus Buchner
Spermophilus alaschanicus Buchner, field mouse, Daurian ground mouse, Mongolian ground mouse, prairie ground mouse, big-eyed thief, bean mouse
Features:The eyes are large and protruding, the external ears are degenerate, the limbs are balanced, the front claws are sharp, and the middle finger is particularly developed, which is a useful tool for digging holes.
The Alashan yellow rat was originally listed as a subspecies of the Daurian yellow rat, and became an independent valid species in 1975. It lives in grasslands and semi-desert environments. It is diurnal. It feeds on the roots, stems, leaves and seeds of herbaceous plants, and also eats insects. It...

Tamias sibiricus
Tamias sibiricus, birch mouse, five-browed squirrel, flower civet stick, chipmunk
Features:There are several parallel longitudinal stripes of light and dark on the back of the body.
Chipmunks belong to the genus Chipmunk of the family Sciuridae. They are named for the several light and dark parallel vertical stripes on their backs. They are medium-sized, with long tails and long, fluffy, broom-like tail hairs that extend to both sides. They have slightly long limbs, and their e...

Sciurotamias davidianus
Sciurotamias davidianus,David’s rock squirrel,Sweeper, Stone Rat
Features:This squirrel has the strongest reproductive capacity, with eight babies in one litter. It also loves to steal.
Rock squirrels belong to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia and are endemic to China. They are medium-sized, with fluffy tail hair that is sparser than the back hair, and a certain amount of all-black needle hair mixed in the middle.Rock squirrels are semi-arboreal and semi-terrestrial squir...

Ratufa bicolor
Ratufa bicolor(Sparrman, 1778),Black Great Squirrel,Tree dog, black civet, vine civet, black civet, black giant squirrel or Malayan giant squirrel
Features:The largest arboreal squirrel.
Giant squirrels are large rodents that live in high trees in tropical and subtropical monsoon forests below 2,000 meters above sea level. They are typical arboreal animals.Giant squirrels prefer to live alone and rarely live in groups. Occasionally, 2 to 3 of them are seen feeding on the same tree....

Dremomys rufigenis
Dremomys rufigenis,,Asian Red-cheeked Squirre,l Red-cheeked squirrel, Red-cheeked long-nosed squirrel
Features:It has a large body and a short tail. The back of the body, including the forehead and upper legs, is dark olive green, and the abdomen is light yellowish white.
The red-cheeked long-nosed squirrel (scientific name: Dremomys rufigenis) is an animal of the family Sciuridae and the genus Dremomys. It lives a semi-arboreal life, is good at climbing and jumping, and likes to live in groups. It is more active at dawn and dusk, mainly active in bushes and forest e...

Dremomys pyrrhomerus
Dremomys pyrrhomerus,Thomas, 1895
Features:The snout is longer and tapered. The lateral thighs, buttocks and below the knees are obviously rusty red.
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 ea...

Dremomys pernyi
Dremomys pernyi,Perny's Long-nosed Squirrel,Long-nosed squirrel, squirrel, hairy mouse
Features:This species has the shortest snout among the genus Sciurus.
Pernyi's long-nosed squirrel (scientific name: Dremomys pernyi) is an animal of the Sciuridae family and the genus Dremomys. It mostly lives in subtropical forests, especially in tropical rainforests and trees near river valleys and streams.Perkins's long-nosed squirrels mainly live in trees...

Dremomys lokriah
Dremomys lokriah,Himalayan orange-bellied long-nosed squirrel, Tibetan long-nosed squirrel
Features:Snout length is about 33.4% of skull length
The orange-bellied long-nosed squirrel (scientific name: Dremomys lokriah) belongs to the family Sciuridae, also known as the Himalayan orange-bellied long-nosed squirrel and the Tibetan long-nosed squirrel. It usually lives in the cycad forest at an altitude of 1500-3400 meters or the woods at 2000...

Tamiops swinhoei
Tamiops swinhoei,Hidden flower squirrel, yellow-bellied flower squirrel, leopard mouse, chipmunk, golden chipmunk, three-browed squirrel, Diao Lingzi, etc.
Features:There is a distinct black stripe in the middle of the back, and two brown or light yellow vertical stripes on both sides.
The chipmunk, also known as the chipmunk, yellow-bellied chipmunk, and leopard mouse, usually builds nests in tree holes, tree branches, or cracks on cliffs. It is active at dawn and dusk. Its food is mainly plant fruits, buds, seeds, and insects. It is widely distributed and is a common group. It i...

Callosciurus quinquestriatus
Callosciurus quinquestriatus,,Five-striped squirrel
Features:The abdomen has three black stripes and two white stripes alternating between them, hence the name "striped-bellied squirrel".
The striped squirrel, also known as the five-striped squirrel, is an endangered species. The back of the body is olive brown-gray with obvious red, and the back is the darkest. The chin and throat are gray with a slight red; there is a dark stripe in the center of the ventral surface and on both out...

Callosciurus pygerythrus imitator
Callosciurus pygerythrus imitator,Irrawaddy squirrel, Yunnan squirrel
Features:The tail is usually longer than the body but narrower, and the tip is usually black.
Blue-bellied squirrels are distributed in southwestern China, including southern Yunnan and Medog in southeastern Tibet. There are 8 subspecies of blue-bellied squirrels, and only one subspecies in China, namely the Yunnan subspecies.Blue-bellied squirrels are diurnal and usually act alone. They fee...

Callosciurus phayrei
Callosciurus phayrei,Phayre”s Squirrel,Yellew-handed Squirrel,Yellow-footed squirrel, yellow-bellied squirrel, yellow squirrel, Philippine squirrel
Features:Arboreal squirrel with yellow belly and chin.
The yellow-handed squirrel is also called the yellow-footed squirrel, yellow-bellied squirrel, yellow squirrel, and Philippine squirrel. It is slightly larger than the red-bellied squirrel. It has a narrow distribution area and a small number of species. It is a rare species.It lives in tropical rai...

Callosciurus erythraeus
Callosciurus erythraeus,Red-bellied squirrel, flying squirrel, dart mouse
Features:It has a slender body, a long tail, and the color of its abdomen varies depending on the specific habitat.
Red-bellied squirrels, also known as red-bellied squirrels, are arboreal animals. They mostly live in trees, using the branches of branches to build a frame with small sticks, surrounded by leaves and fine grass to climb things, and look like a bird's nest from the outside. Some also use the hol...

Callosciurus caniceps
Callosciurus caniceps,Tamiops sauteri,Sciurus thaiwanensis,Sciurus caniceps
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The golden-backed squirrel (scientific name: Callosciurus caniceps) is an animal of the genus Callosciurus, native to western Malaysia, Thailand and southern Myanmar. It has been artificially introduced to the Ryukyu Islands. In China, it is distributed in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and other places. The typ...

Sciurus vulgaris
Sciurus vulgaris,Squirrel, Tree Rat
Features:Their fur colors vary depending on the season and location.
Northern squirrels mainly live in temperate and subarctic coniferous forests or mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests. They build nests in large trees and are good at jumping. They mainly feed on seeds of trees such as pine trees, and also eat mushrooms, young shoots, wild fruits and insects. Th...