| Kinabalu squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Callosciurus |
| Species: | C. baluensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Callosciurus baluensis (Bonhote, 1901) | |
The Kinabalu squirrel (Callosciurus baluensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to highland forest in East Malaysia. Its name is a reference to Mount Kinabalu, though it is not restricted to this mountain. Its tail and upperparts are grizzled blackish, the underparts are reddish-orange, and the flanks have a narrow buff stripe with a broader black stripe below.
References
- Meijaard, E. (2016). "Callosciurus baluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T3593A22254589. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T3593A22254589.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Payne, J., and C. M. Francis (1985), A Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo. ISBN 967-99947-1-6
- Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Callosciurus baluensis | |
 | This squirrel article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |