Prevost's squirrel

Weight

361.5 g – 400 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

21.1 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

21.1 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

Not recorded

Gestation

46 days – 48 dayssrc for Gestation

Young per litter or clutch

1.55 – 1.77src for Young per litter or clutch

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

Not recorded

The prevost'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

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classMammalia
4. orderRodentia
5. familySciuridae
6. genusCallosciurus
7. SpeciesCallosciurus prevostii (Desmarest, 1822)

Synonyms Callosciurus baluensis medialis, Callosciurus prevosti, Callosciurus prevosti banksi, Callosciurus prevosti caedis, Callosciurus prevosti pelapis, Callosciurus prevosti rafflesi, Callosciurus prevosti redimitus, Callosciurus prevosti sumatrana, Macroxus atrocapillus, Macroxus rafflesii, Macroxus rufogularis, Macroxus rufogularis var. redimitus, Macroxus rufoniger, Macroxus sarwakensis, Sciurus armalis, Sciurus atrocapillus, Sciurus bangkanus, Sciurus borneoensis borneoensis, Sciurus carimatae, Sciurus carimonensis, Sciurus caroli, Sciurus caroli griseicauda, Sciurus condurensis, Sciurus erebus, Sciurus erythrogenys, Sciurus erythromelas, Sciurus melanops penialius, Sciurus mendanauus, Sciurus mimellus, Sciurus mimiculus, Sciurus navigator, Sciurus pelapius, Sciurus prevosti, Sciurus prevosti caroli, Sciurus prevostii, Sciurus prevostii armalis, Sciurus prevostii atricapillus, Sciurus prevostii atrox, Sciurus prevostii bankana, Sciurus prevostii baramensis, Sciurus prevostii borneoensis, Sciurus prevostii carimatae, Sciurus prevostii carimonensis, Sciurus prevostii condurensis, Sciurus prevostii griseicauda, Sciurus prevostii harrisoni, Sciurus prevostii kuchingensis, Sciurus prevostii melanops, Sciurus prevostii mendanauus, Sciurus prevostii mimellus, Sciurus prevostii mimiculus, Sciurus prevostii navigator, Sciurus prevostii nyx, Sciurus prevostii palustris, Sciurus prevostii pelapius, Sciurus prevostii penialius, Sciurus prevostii piceus, Sciurus prevostii pluto, Sciurus prevostii proserpinae, Sciurus prevostii rafflesii, Sciurus prevostii rufoniger, Sciurus prevostii rufonigra, Sciurus prevostii sanggaus, Sciurus prevostii sarawakensis, Sciurus prevostii sumatrana, Sciurus prevostii sumatranus, Sciurus prevostii typicus, Sciurus proserpinae, Sciurus prosperinae, Sciurus redimitus, Sciurus rufogularis, Sciurus rufoniger, Sciurus rufoniger pluto, Sciurus schlegeli

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Pallas's squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Finlayson's squirrel

Callosciurus finlaysonii

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Plantain squirrel

Callosciurus notatus

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Irrawaddy squirrel

Callosciurus pygerythrus

Sciuridae

LC, Least Concern

Grey-bellied squirrel

Callosciurus caniceps

Sciuridae

NT, Near Threatened

Ear-spot squirrel

Callosciurus adamsi

Sciuridae

ComparePrevost's squirrel vs Pallas's squirrelPrevost's squirrel vs Finlayson's squirrelPrevost's squirrel vs Plantain squirrelPrevost's squirrel vs Irrawaddy squirrel

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@misc{prevosts_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Prevost's squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/prevosts-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}