#0103 · 🦊 mammals

Variable Squirrel

🇳🇱 Finlaysoneekhoorn ·Callosciurus finlaysonii

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © marcelfinlay · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Phakawat Kittikhunodom · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Marco Mussita · CC BY 4.0
4. © Attila Oláh · CC BY 4.0
5. © Adrian · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © robbythai · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Lawrence Hylton · CC BY 4.0
8. © robbythai · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © robbythai · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Finlayson's squirrel or the variable squirrel ( Callosciurus finlaysonii , sometimes misspelled C. finlaysoni ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The subspecies C. f. floweri , which is adapted to urban parks and gardens around Bangkok has been introduced in the Serangoon area of Singapore. There are also two introduced populations in Italy, probably a result of the species' popularity in the pet trade; both are...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,952iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
5,952 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Thomas Horsfield in 1823 (203 years ago).