The long-nosed squirrel is also known as the red-billed mouse. Its appearance is very similar to other long-tailed squirrels, but it has no rust red spots on the cheeks, the tail hair is not long but fluffy, and only the base of the tail is slightly stained with rust red. Partly brown. Because this squirrel is cute and popular, let's learn about this squirrel~

1, basic information

Chinese name: Squirrel

Latin name: Dremomys pernyi

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordate

Subphylum: Vertebrates

Class: Mammalia

Subclass: Eutheria

Order: Rodents

Genus: Squirrel

II. Morphological characteristics

The long snout squirrel is between 20 and 25 cm in length, with slightly shorter limbs, a slender tail, short and fluffy tail hair, and gray-brown back hair. The belly is grayish-white.

III. Living habits

Long-nosed squirrels generally live in dense forests, and their habits are not much different from ordinary squirrels, but they are not completely arboreal, and often go to the ground, fallen trees and grasses Heaps foraging, most active in the morning and dusk.  

If they live in rocky areas, although they can climb trees, they mainly live among rocks, generally nesting in rock crevices. They are active during the day and mainly feed on wild fruits or plant seeds, such as nuts, walnuts, apricots, etc., but sometimes they also eat crops. They are a kind of forest pest.