Maritime striped squirrel

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]

Maritime striped squirrel
at Mount Sanqing, Jiangxi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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