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title: "Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel"
description: "Dremomys rufigenis — Zoogdieren. The Asian red-cheeked squirrel (Dremomys rufigenis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/asian-red-cheeked-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel

> Dremomys rufigenis — Zoogdieren. The Asian red-cheeked squirrel (Dremomys rufigenis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Dremomys rufigenis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 377
- Wikidata: [Q307818](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307818)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46174](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46174)

## Names

- en: Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel
- de: Echtes Rotwangenhörnchen

## Countries with the most observations

MY (86), VN (77), CN (48), TH (32)

## Summary

The Asian red-cheeked squirrel (Dremomys rufigenis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in south-eastern Asia.

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

## Photo

![Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/asian-red-cheeked-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251062108

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/asian-red-cheeked-squirrel?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).