Himalayan striped squirrel

Himalayan striped squirrel
	From Khangchendzonga National Park, West Sikkim, India
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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
	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
	? 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.

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.

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