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title: "Chinese rotseekhoorn"
description: "Sciurotamias davidianus — Zoogdieren. The Père David's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus), also known as the Chinese rock squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/pere-david-s-rock-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chinese rotseekhoorn

> Sciurotamias davidianus — Zoogdieren. The Père David's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus), also known as the Chinese rock squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Sciurotamias davidianus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 479
- Wikidata: [Q1766970](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1766970)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46077](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46077)

## Names

- en: Père David's Rock Squirrel
- de: Chinesisches Felsenhörnchen
- fr: Écureuil du Père David
- nl: Chinese rotseekhoorn
- pl: Skałczak szczelinowy

## Countries with the most observations

CN (350)

## Summary

The Père David's rock squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus), also known as the Chinese rock squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to China, where it is found widely in rocky habitats in the eastern and central parts of the country. This largely terrestrial squirrel is overall dull olive-grey with paler underparts, a distinct pale eye-ring and a dark patch on the cheeks. It has sometimes been confused with the rather different –but in colour very variable– Pallas's squirrel; an introduced population in Belgium was first mistakenly identified as Père David's rock squirrel.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A8re_David%27s_rock_squirrel

## Photo

![Chinese rotseekhoorn](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pere-david-s-rock-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/288412919

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pere-david-s-rock-squirrel?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).