Complete mitochondrial genome of the Pallas’s squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus (Rodentia: Sciuridae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Pallas’s squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus) from Sichuan Province was sequenced and characterized in detail. It was 16,550 bp in length and composed of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs and 1 control region. The mitochondrial genome of C. erythraeus presented in this report will be useful for species identification, genetic variability and clarifying the controversial taxonomic status of genus Callosciurus.

• Callosciurus erythraeus
• complete mitochondrial genome
• Pallas’s squirrel
• sciuridae

Acknowledgements

The authors thank all the stuffs in Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, and Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.