Variable Squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii)

OTHER NAMES: Finlayson's Squirrel
Latin Etymology: Callosciurus ("Beautiful squirrel") finlaysonii (for naturalist George Finlayson)

Adult Variable Squirrel (subspecies C. f. annellatus) at Angkor Wat, Cambodia - February 2019

Featured Subspecies: Callosciurus finlaysonii anellatus
Weight: 250g  /  Length: 43-46cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern

As the name suggests, the variable squirrel has a large number of colour variations attached to different subspecies.  While the subspecies of Central Cambodia apears as seen above, they vary as much as subspecies which are entirely pale silver-grey, and a wide array of forms between in combinations of whites, greys and russets. It has been suggested that this diversity may actually represent a complex of closely related species.

Related Species:
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Callosciurus
SUBSPECIES: C. f. finlaysonii, C. f. albivexilli, C. f. folletti, C. f. frandseni, C. f. germani, C. f. harmandi, C. f. trotteri, C. f. annellatus, C. f. bocourti, C. f. boonsoni, C. f. cinnamomeus, C. f. ferrugineus, C. f. menamicus, C. f. nox, C. f. sinistralis, C. f. williamsoni

 - Sighting Locations -

CAMBODIA - Khmer - ?
A fairly common resident

 - CAMBODIA/SINGAPORE 2019 TRIP: Seen at Angkor Wat

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List , RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto