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title: "Northern Gray-bellied Squirrel"
description: "Callosciurus caniceps — Mammiferi. The grey-bellied squirrel (Callosciurus caniceps) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/northern-gray-bellied-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Northern Gray-bellied Squirrel

> Callosciurus caniceps — Mammiferi. The grey-bellied squirrel (Callosciurus caniceps) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Callosciurus caniceps*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 1520
- Wikidata: [Q3235052](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3235052)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45941](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45941)

## Names

- en: Northern Gray-bellied Squirrel
- de: Graubauchhörnchen
- es: Ardilla Ventrigrís
- fr: Ecureuil arboricole à ventre gris

## Countries with the most observations

TH (1020), MM (9)

## Summary

The grey-bellied squirrel (Callosciurus caniceps) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in forests, plantations and gardens in Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, southern Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan) and possibly western Laos. It has been introduced in the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. As suggested by its name, its belly is usually grey, though sometimes reddish on the sides. Depending on subspecies and season, the upperparts are grey, yellowish-olive or reddish.

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

## Photo

![Northern Gray-bellied Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-gray-bellied-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18350616

## Machine access

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