The red-hipped squirrel (''Dremomys pyrrhomerus'') 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 na ...

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 both China and Vietnam.

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 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1895 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas {{Squirrel-stub