---
title: "Irrawaddy Squirrel"
description: "Callosciurus pygerythrus — Ssaki. The Irrawaddy squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus) or hoary-bellied Himalayan squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/irrawaddy-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Irrawaddy Squirrel

> Callosciurus pygerythrus — Ssaki. The Irrawaddy squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus) or hoary-bellied Himalayan squirrel  is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Callosciurus pygerythrus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 772
- Wikidata: [Q862521](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q862521)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45953](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45953)

## Names

- en: Irrawaddy Squirrel
- de: Irawadi-Hörnchen
- es: Ardilla Oriental del Río Irrawaddy

## Countries with the most observations

IN (355), BD (114), MM (87), NP (30), BT (29)

## Summary

The Irrawaddy squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus) or hoary-bellied Himalayan squirrel  is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

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

## Photo

![Irrawaddy Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/irrawaddy-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Edmunds · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146869559

## Machine access

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