Plantain squirrel

Plantain squirrel
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Callosciurus
Species:	C. notatus
Binomial name
	Callosciurus notatus; (Boddaert, 1785)
Subspecies
	C. n. notatus; C. n. diardii; C. n. vittatus; C. n. suffusus; C. n. miniatus;
	Distribution in red

The plantain squirrel, oriental squirrel or tricoloured squirrel (Callosciurus notatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand in a wide range of habitats: forests, mangroves, parks, gardens, and agricultural areas. Fruit farmers consider them to be pests.

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