Maritime striped squirrel

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Maritime striped squirrel
Tamiops maritimus Sanqingshan.jpg
at Mount Sanqing, Jiangxi
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Tamiops
Species:
T. maritimus
Binomial name
Tamiops maritimus
(Bonhote, 1900)
Subspecies [2]
  • T. m. maritimus
  • T. m. hainanus
  • T. m. moi
  • T. m. monticolus
Range Tamiops maritimus.png

The maritime striped squirrel (Tamiops maritimus), also known as eastern striped squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in southern and eastern China (including Hainan), Taiwan, and Laos and Vietnam east of the Mekong River. [1] It is diurnal, highly arboreal and feeds on fruits, seeds, insects; in addition its diet includes nectar of ginger ( Alpinia kwangsiensis ). [3]

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References

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