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Phayre's squirrel

Callosciurus phayrei (Blyth, 1856)

LCLeast Concernrodents

The phayre's squirrel (Callosciurus phayrei) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 269 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Phayre's squirrel (Callosciurus phayrei)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the phayre's squirrel

Weight
269 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the phayre's squirrel live?

Not recorded

What is the phayre's squirrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Phayre's squirrel (Callosciurus phayrei) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in forests in China (Yunnan only) and Myanmar.

From the Wikipedia article “Phayre's squirrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phayre%27s_squirrel&oldid=1315020626), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the phayre's squirrel endangered?

The phayre's squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the phayre's squirrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusCallosciurus
  7. SpeciesCallosciurus phayrei (Blyth, 1856)

Synonyms Callosciurus grieimanus heinrichi, Sciurus blandordii, Sciurus phayrei

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Phayre’s squirrelEnglish
  • veverka PhayreovaCzech
  • Phayre-HörnchenGerman
  • Phayre-SchönhörnchenGerman
  • burmanoravaFinnish
  • ワキスジシロアシリスJapanese
  • 페이어다람쥐Korean
  • Phayre EekhoornDutch
  • wiewiórczak birmańskiPolish
  • Белка ФайреяRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the phayre's squirrel

Other species in the same genus Callosciurus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the phayre's squirrel?

An adult phayre's squirrel weighs 269 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the phayre's squirrel endangered?

The phayre's squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the phayre's squirrel?

The phayre's squirrel (Callosciurus phayrei) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{phayres_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Phayre's squirrel (Callosciurus phayrei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/phayres-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}