---
title: "Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel"
description: "Dremomys lokriah — Mammals. The orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Dremomys lokriah) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/orange-bellied-himalayan-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel

> Dremomys lokriah — Mammals. The orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Dremomys lokriah) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Dremomys lokriah*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 309
- Wikidata: [Q307691](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307691)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46172](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46172)

## Names

- en: Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel
- de: Orangebauch-Himalaya-Hörnchen

## Countries with the most observations

IN (115), NP (28), BT (16), CN (16), BD (7)

## Summary

The orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Dremomys lokriah) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Bhutan.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-bellied_Himalayan_squirrel

## Photo

![Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/orange-bellied-himalayan-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philip Precey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/334073728

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/orange-bellied-himalayan-squirrel?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).