#0483 · 🦊 mammals

Himalayan Striped Squirrel

🇳🇱 Thaise Dwergstreepeekhoorn ·Tamiops mcclellandii

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © David Renoult · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Bird Explorers · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © parobbert · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © pfaucher · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Song Phi Nong, Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi, Thailand:© Bird Explorers · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai 50170, Tai:© upaal · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Arunachal Pradesh, India:© porag · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Chiang Dao:© Julien Renoult · CC BY 4.0
9. Mengla, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China:© Nat Panda · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
10. Huai Mae Priang, Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi 76170, Thailand:© budak · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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 uses tree holes for shelter.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,947iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
1,947 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Thomas Horsfield in 1840 (186 years ago).