Himalayan striped squirrel

Species of rodent

Himalayan striped squirrel
From Khangchendzonga National Park, West Sikkim, India
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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 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]

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]

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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. ^ a b "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.
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Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Callosciurinae)
Callosciurus
  • Ear-spot squirrel (Callosciurus adamsi)
  • Kloss's squirrel (Callosciurus albescens)
  • Kinabalu squirrel (Callosciurus baluensis)
  • Grey-bellied squirrel (Callosciurus caniceps)
  • Pallas's squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus)
  • Finlayson's squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii)
  • Hon Khoai squirrel (Callosciurus honkhoaiensis)
  • Inornate squirrel (Callosciurus inornatus)
  • Mentawai squirrel (Callosciurus melanogaster)
  • Black-striped squirrel (Callosciurus nigrovittatus)
  • Plantain squirrel (Callosciurus notatus)
  • Borneo black-banded squirrel (Callosciurus orestes)
  • Phayre's squirrel (Callosciurus phayrei)
  • Prevost's squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
  • Irrawaddy squirrel (Callosciurus pygerythrus)
  • Anderson's squirrel (Callosciurus quinquestriatus)
Dremomys
(Red-cheeked squirrels)
  • Bornean mountain ground squirrel (Dremomys everetti)
  • Red-throated squirrel (Dremomys gularis)
  • Orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Dremomys lokriah)
  • Perny's long-nosed squirrel (Dremomys pernyi)
  • Red-hipped squirrel (Dremomys pyrrhomerus)
  • Asian red-cheeked squirrel (Dremomys rufigenis)
Exilisciurus
  • Philippine pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus concinnus)
  • Least pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus exilis)
  • Tufted pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus whiteheadi)
Funambulus
  • Subgenus Funambulus: Layard's palm squirrel (Funambulus layardi)
  • Dusky palm squirrel (Funambulus obscurus)
  • Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum)
  • Nilgiri palm squirrel (Funambulus sublineatus)
  • Jungle palm squirrel (Funambulus tristriatus)
  • Subgenus Prasadsciurus: Northern palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii)
Glyphotes
  • Sculptor squirrel (Glyphotes simus)
Hyosciurus
  • Montane long-nosed squirrel (Hyosciurus heinrichi)
  • Lowland long-nosed squirrel (Hyosciurus ileile)
Lariscus
(striped ground squirrels)
  • Four-striped ground squirrel (Lariscus hosei)
  • Three-striped ground squirrel (Lariscus insignis)
  • Niobe ground squirrel (Lariscus niobe)
  • Mentawai three-striped squirrel (Lariscus obscurus)
Menetes
  • Berdmore's ground squirrel (Menetes berdmorei)
Nannosciurus
  • Black-eared squirrel (Nannosciurus melanotis)
Prosciurillus
  • Secretive dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus)
  • Alston's Sulawesi dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus alstoni)
  • Whitish dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus)
  • Celebes dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus murinus)
  • Sanghir squirrel (Prosciurillus rosenbergii)
  • Roux's Sulawesi dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus topapuensis)
  • Weber's dwarf squirrel (Prosciurillus weberi)
Rhinosciurus
  • Shrew-faced squirrel (Rhinosciurus laticaudatus)
Rubrisciurus
  • Red-bellied squirrel (Rubrisciurus rubriventer)
Sundasciurus
  • Subgenus Aletesciurus: Davao squirrel (Sundasciurus davensis)
  • Bornean mountain ground squirrel (Sundasciurus everetti)
  • Horse-tailed squirrel (Sundasciurus hippurus)
  • Northern Palawan tree squirrel (Sundasciurus juvencus)
  • Mindanao squirrel (Sundasciurus mindanensis)
  • Culion tree squirrel (Sundasciurus moellendorffi)
  • Philippine tree squirrel (Sundasciurus philippinensis)
  • Palawan montane squirrel (Sundasciurus rabori)
  • Samar squirrel (Sundasciurus samarensis)
  • Southern Palawan tree squirrel (Sundasciurus steerii)
  • Subgenus Sundasciurus: Brooke's squirrel (Sundasciurus brookei)
  • Fraternal squirrel (Sundasciurus fraterculus)
  • Jentink's squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki)
  • Low's squirrel (Sundasciurus lowii)
  • Natuna squirrel (Sundasciurus natunensis)
  • Robinson's squirrel (Sundasciurus robinsoni)
  • Upland squirrel (Sundasciurus tahan)
  • Slender squirrel (Sundasciurus tenuis)
  • Subgenus incertae sedis:
  • Sumatran mountain squirrel (Sundasciurus altitudinis)
Tamiops
(Asiatic striped squirrels)
  • Himalayan striped squirrel (Tamiops mcclellandii)
  • Maritime striped squirrel (Tamiops maritimus)
  • Cambodian striped squirrel (Tamiops rodolphii)
  • Swinhoe's striped squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei)
Category
Taxon identifiers
Tamiops mcclellandii


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