Sciuridae
Callosciurus prevostii (Desmarest, 1822)
Callosciurus prevostii (Desmarest, 1822)
Callosciurus prevostii, or Prevost's squirrel, is a colourful Southeast Asian forest squirrel not considered globally threatened.
Menetes berdmorei (Blyth, 1849)
Menetes berdmorei (Blyth, 1849)
Menetes berdmorei, Berdmore's ground squirrel, is a Southeast Asian ground squirrel not closely related to Marmotini ground squirrels.
Sundasciurus everetti (Thomas, 1890) Bornean
Sundasciurus everetti (Thomas, 1890) Bornean
The Bornean mountain ground squirrel (Sundasciurus everetti) is a sciurid rodent found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Sundasciurus tenuis (Horsfield, 1824)
Sundasciurus tenuis (Horsfield, 1824)
Sundasciurus tenuis, the slender squirrel, is an arboreal rodent found in Southeast Asia that eats soft bark, fruits and insects.
Sundasciurus lowii (Thomas, 1892)
Sundasciurus lowii (Thomas, 1892)
Low's squirrel is a Sciuridae rodent found on Borneo and nearby islets, with two former subspecies now classed as full species.
Sundasciurus jentinki (Thomas, 1887)
Sundasciurus jentinki (Thomas, 1887)
Jentink's squirrel is a Sciuridae rodent found in Indonesia and Malaysia, threatened by habitat loss.
Tamiops swinhoei (Milne-Edwards, 1874)
Tamiops swinhoei (Milne-Edwards, 1874)
Swinhoe's striped squirrel is a small Asian sciurid rodent that lives in mountain forests and feeds on seeds, fruits and more.
Tamiops maritimus (Bonhote, 1900)
Tamiops maritimus (Bonhote, 1900)
Tamiops maritimus, the maritime or eastern striped squirrel, is a diurnal arboreal sciurine rodent found in East and Southeast Asia.
Tamiops rodolphii (Milne-Edwards, 1867)
Tamiops rodolphii (Milne-Edwards, 1867)
Tamiops rodolphii, the Cambodian striped squirrel, is an endothermic symmetric squirrel that lives in tropical Asian habitats.
Tamiops mcclellandii (Horsfield, 1840)
Tamiops mcclellandii (Horsfield, 1840)
Tamiops mcclellandii, the Himalayan striped squirrel, is an Asian diurnal arboreal rodent in the Sciuridae family.
Dremomys pernyi (Milne-Edwards, 1867)
Dremomys pernyi (Milne-Edwards, 1867)
Perny's long-nosed squirrel (Dremomys pernyi) is a sciurid rodent found across several East and Southeast Asian regions.
Dremomys lokriah (Hodgson, 1836)
Dremomys lokriah (Hodgson, 1836)
The orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Dremomys lokriah) is a Sciuridae rodent found across six South and East Asian countries.
Dremomys rufigenis (Blanford, 1878)
Dremomys rufigenis (Blanford, 1878)
The Asian red-cheeked squirrel (Dremomys rufigenis) is a sciuridae rodent found in southeastern Asia.
Exilisciurus whiteheadi (Thomas, 1887)
Exilisciurus whiteheadi (Thomas, 1887)
Exilisciurus whiteheadi, the tufted pygmy squirrel, is an omnivorous Borneo-endemic rodent with distinctive ear-tufts.
Exilisciurus exilis (Müller, 1838)
Exilisciurus exilis (Müller, 1838)
The least pygmy squirrel is one of the world’s smallest squirrel species, endemic to forests on three Southeast Asian islands.
Lariscus insignis (F.Cuvier, 1821)
Lariscus insignis (F.Cuvier, 1821)
Lariscus insignis, the three-striped ground squirrel, is a Sciuridae rodent found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Funambulus pennantii Wroughton, 1905
Funambulus pennantii Wroughton, 1905
The northern palm squirrel is a common adaptable rodent native to South Asia and West Asia, introduced elsewhere, rated least concern by IUCN.
Funambulus tristriatus (Waterhouse, 1837)
Funambulus tristriatus (Waterhouse, 1837)
Funambulus tristriatus is an Indian endemic squirrel species considered a pest of several common cultivated plants.
Funambulus palmarum (Linnaeus, 1766)
Funambulus palmarum (Linnaeus, 1766)
Funambulus palmarum, the palm squirrel, is a striped small squirrel with detailed documented life history traits.
Funambulus sublineatus obscurus (Pelzeln & Kohl, 1886)
Funambulus sublineatus obscurus (Pelzeln & Kohl, 1886)
The Nilgiri striped squirrel is a small threatened endemic rodent of India’s Western Ghats rainforests.
Ratufa indica (Erxleben, 1777)
Ratufa indica (Erxleben, 1777)
Ratufa indica, the Indian giant squirrel, is a large tree squirrel endemic to India.
Ratufa macroura (Pennant, 1769)
Ratufa macroura (Pennant, 1769)
Ratufa macroura is the smallest giant squirrel of the Indian subcontinent, with distinct subspecies and known populations in southern India.
Ratufa affinis (Raffles, 1821)
Ratufa affinis (Raffles, 1821)
The cream-coloured giant squirrel (Ratufa affinis) is a large squirrel native to parts of Southeast Asia that lives mainly in forest upper canopies.
Ratufa bicolor (Sparrman, 1778)
Ratufa bicolor (Sparrman, 1778)
Ratufa bicolor, the black giant squirrel, is one of the world's largest squirrels found across South and Southeast Asian forests.
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