title: 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.
authors.affiliation: a Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education) , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Lanlin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: a Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education) , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: a Sichuan Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education) , College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University , Chengdu , Sichuan , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Fangdong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D020029:Base Pairing / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D012589:Sciuridae / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Callosciurus erythraeus; Pallas’s squirrel; complete mitochondrial genome; sciuridae