Himalayan striped squirrel

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 fruit, vegetable matter, and insects. It often seen in small groups and uses tree holes for shelter.^[4][5]

Himalayan striped squirrel
From Khangchendzonga National Park, West Sikkim, India
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Tamiops
Species:	T. mcclellandii
Binomial name
Tamiops mcclellandii (Horsfield, 1840)
Subspecies[2][3]
T. m. mcclellandii (Horsfield, 1840) T. m. barbei (Blyth, 1847) T. m. collinus Moore, 1958 T. m. inconstans Thomas, 1920 T. m. kongensis (Bonhote, 1901) T. m. leucotis (Temminck, 1853
resident range
Synonyms[3]
? macclellandi Horsfield, 1840 Tamiops macclellandi (Horsfield, 1840) Tamiops macclellandi subsp. (error)

The rapid uplift of the Himalayas is believed to have caused the diversification of the three main Tamiops lineages. Multiple divergences from 5.8 to 1.7 mya likely led to the formation of modern Tamiops species.^[6]

Gallery

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  Tamiops mcclellandii in Phu Kradueng National Park, Thailand

References

1. Duckworth, J.W.; Lunde, D.P.; Molur, S. (2017). "Tamiops mcclellandii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T21379A22252047. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T21379A22252047.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Tamiops mcclellandii". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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.
3. "Tamiops mcclellandii". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
4. Francis, Charles M. (2008). A Field Guide to the Mammals of South-East Asia. New Holland Publisher (UK) Ltd
5. 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.
6. Chang, S.-W.; Oshida, T.; Endo, H.; Nguyen, S. T.; Dang, C. N.; Nguyen, D. X.; Jiang, X.; Li, Z.-J.; Lin, L.-K. (2011). "Ancient hybridization and underestimated species diversity in Asian striped squirrels (genus Tamiops ): inference from paternal, maternal and biparental markers: Multi-locus phylogeny of Asian striped squirrels". Journal of Zoology. 285 (2): 128–138. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00822.x.