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Maritime Striped Squirrel

Tamiops maritimus

Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Tamiops
IUCN status
LC
Distribution
China|Taiwan|Vietnam|Laos
Realm
Palearctic|Indomalaya

About this species

Diet
Fruit, seeds, insects and ginger nectar
Habitat
Arboreal; forest
Range
Southern and eastern China (including Hainan), Taiwan, and Laos and Vietnam east of the Mekong

The maritime striped squirrel, also known as the eastern striped squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in southern and eastern China (including Hainan), Taiwan, and Laos and Vietnam east of the Mekong River (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is diurnal and highly arboreal and feeds on fruits, seeds and insects; its diet also includes the nectar of a ginger, Alpinia kwangsiensis.

Description: Wildlife of Vietnam guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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