The Asian red-cheeked squirrel (''Dremomys rufigenis'') is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...

in the family

Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...

. It is found in south-eastern Asia.Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder, ''Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference'', Vol. 12 (2005), p. 780

References

*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. Dremomys Rodents of China Rodents of India Rodents of Malaysia Rodents of Thailand Rodents of Vietnam Rodents of Myanmar Rodents of Laos Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1878 Taxa named by William Thomas Blanford {{Squirrel-stub