51. Callosciurus pygerythrus (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1831)

Common name: Irrawaddy Squirrel

Myanmar name:

Distribution: Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal and Vietnam. In Myanmar, recorded in Magway Region (Shwesettaw WS; Thu et al. 2022), Sagaing Region (Proposed Mahamyaing WS; Thazin Wai et al. 2018) and possibly distributed in the Central and Western area.

Remarks: Seven subspecies were recognized; C. p. pygerythrus, C.p. blythii, C.p. janetta, C.p. mearsi, C. p. owensi, C.p.stevensi are considered as the subspecies that distributed in Myanmar.