154 Dremomys gularisdistribution: This species is found in the Red River Valley,
from southcentral Yunnan (China) to northern Vietnam.
geographic variation: None. D. gularis was formerly con-
sidered to be a subspecies of D. pyrrhomerus.
conservation: IUCN status—least concern. Population
trend—stable.
habitat: This species lives at high elevations, above the el-
evations at which D. rufi genis occurs.
natural history: No information is available.
general references: Osgood 1932; A. T. Smith and Xie
2008; Y. Zhang et al. 1997.
Dremomys lokriah (Hodgson, 1836)
Orange-Bellied Himalayan Squirrel
description: This species has a dull agouti dorsum and
lacks a red coloration on the cheeks and hips. Ventrally, it is
yellow to orangish and lacks a reddish brown perineal
patch. The tail hairs are tipped with white; and the under-
side of the tail is black, mixed with a few orange hairs.
size: Female—HB 194.1 mm (n = 2); T 125.0 mm (n = 1); Mass
172.5 g (n = 6).
Male—HB 180.4 mm (n = 27); T 131.9 mm (n = 28); Mass
180.2 g (n = 7).
Sex not stated—HB 194.1 mm (n = 2); T 125.0 mm (n = 1).distribution: This species is found from central Nepal
east through Bhutan to Tibet and Yunnan (China) as far as
the Salween River, and south to northern Myanmar and the
mountains of eastern India and extreme northeastern Ban-
gladesh.geographic variation: Six subspecies are recognized.D. l. lokriah—Nepal, Bhutan, northeastern India, southern
Tibet (in the vicinity of Mount Everest), and northern
Myanmar. This form has a brown dorsal pelage, a bright
orange ventral pelage with a pale throat, and no orange
at the base of the tail.
D. l. garonum—Garo Hills and Khasi Hills of Assam (India)
and extreme northeastern Bangladesh. This form is sim-
ilar to D. l. lokriah, but the ventral pelage is paler yellow
or ochraceous buff.
D. l. macmillani—Naga Hills and Chin Hills of Assam (In-
dia) to the west bank of the Chindwin River (Myanmar)
and southeastern Tibet. This form has a coarsely griz-
zled olive gray dorsal pelage; a more tawny coloration
on the nape and crown, with a thin black line extending
from the nape to the lower back; deep ochraceous buff y