Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel
Tamiops swinhoei
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 287
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇳 China
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Swinhoe's striped squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei) is a small species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. This species is found mostly in China and Southeast Asia. Their diet consists of mostly seeds, fruits, nuts and ginger nectar. Like most squirrels they live in forest areas with mountains, usually in groups. They have litters that average in size of 3.25 offspring.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Swinhoe's striped squirrel”.