{{short description|Species of squirrel from Asia}} {{Speciesbox | name = Irrawaddy squirrel | image = Hoary-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus) Nagarjun.jpg | image_caption = Nagarjun Forest, Kathmandu, Nepal | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Duckworth, J.W. |date=2016 |title=''Callosciurus pygerythrus'' |volume=2016 |article-number=e.T3604A22253451 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T3604A22253451.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> | genus = Callosciurus | species = pygerythrus | authority = (I. Geoffroy, 1832) | subdivision_ranks = Subspecies | subdivision_ref = <ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Sciuridae |pages=754–818 |id=12400001 |heading=Species ''Callosciurus pygerythrus''}}</ref> | subdivision = * ''C. p. pygerythrus'' * ''C. p. blythii'' * ''C. p. janetta'' * ''C. p. lokroides'' * ''C. p. mearsi'' * ''C. p. owensi'' * ''C. p. stevensi'' | synonyms = | range_map = Range Callosciurus pygerythrus.png }} The '''Irrawaddy squirrel''' ('''''Callosciurus pygerythrus''''') or '''hoary-bellied Himalayan squirrel ''' is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

== Description ==

Irrawaddy squirrels vary in fur color, with some squirrels being greyish-brown and reddish-brown, and some squirrels being grizzled. Some squirrels have dark tips on their tails and pale hip patches. Its head to body length is about 20 centimeters and its tail length is about 20 centimeters as well.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} Irrawaddy squirrels weigh approximately 45 grams.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

== Distribution == It is native to Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Most squirrels that live in Myanmar live west of the Irrawaddy River. Irrawaddy squirrels can live in several types of forests, including deciduous broad-leaved woodland, coniferous evergreen forests, mixed agricultural areas, and secondary growth forests. They can also live in lowlands and lower mountainous regions, at around 1500 meters. It is threatened by habitat loss.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Irrawaddy Squirrel - Callosciurus pygerythrus|url=https://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/mammals/irrawaddy-squirrel.htm|access-date=2021-10-21|website=www.ecologyasia.com}}</ref>

== Diet == Irrawaddy squirrels mainly eat nuts, seeds, fruits, bark, lichen, and various types of vegetation, however, they may occasionally eat insects and small vertebrates.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

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Category:Callosciurus Category:Mammals of India Category:Mammals of Bangladesh Category:Mammals described in 1832 Category:Taxa named by Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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