The lovely red-bellied tree squirrel - or just "a rat in a cuter outfit"?
hmmmm, it was the character Carrie Bradshaw who said that on a “Sex and the City” episode, and I do not think animals, nature or the environment were her key pre-occupations!
Anyway, the Pallas's squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus) is a native to Greater China but not Hong kong, where are local population has been introduced, probably as escaped pets. Pallas's squirrels are primarily herbivorous. Fascinating facts: 1. SQUIRRELS ARE RODENTS. They’re members of the family Sciur