Himalayan striped squirrel
| Himalayan striped squirrel | |
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| From Khangchendzonga National Park, West Sikkim, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Tamiops |
| Species: | T. mcclellandii |
| Binomial name | |
| Tamiops mcclellandii (Horsfield, 1840) | |
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A pair from Neora Valley National Park, India.
Species from Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand.
The Himalayan striped squirrel (Tamiops mcclellandii), also known as western striped squirrel, or Burmese striped squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It lives in a variety of forest from tropical to subtropical in Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. This species is diurnal, arboreal and feeds on fruits, vegetable matter, and insects. It often seen in small groups and use tree holes for shelter.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Duckworth, J. W.; Lunde, D. & Molur, S. (2008). "Tamiops macclellandii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ↑ Thorington, R.W., Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Tamiops mcclellandii". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. OCLC 26158608.
- ↑ Francis, Charles M. (2008). A Field Guide to the Mammals of South-East Asia. New Holland Publisher (UK) Ltd
- ↑ Thorington, R. W. Jr., Koprowski, J. L., Steele, M. A. and J. F. Whatton. (2012). Squirrels of the World. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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