Asiatic striped squirrel
Asiatic striped squirrels are a genus (Tamiops) of squirrels (Sciuridae) in the subfamily Callosciurinae. They are small striped arboreal squirrels from Asia. Their head to body length measured from 10 to 13 cm. They often are confused with other squirrels (e.f. Funambulus or Tamias). In contrast to these other squirrels, they have smaller rounded ears with white-tipped hairs. A black longitudinal stripe is present in the middle of the back, which is parallel on both sides with two pairs of pale longitudinal stripes. These pale stripes are separated by dark brownish stripes.[1] In some countries, they are kept as pets.
The four species of Asiatic striped squirrels are:
Asiatic striped squirrels can be identified by the differences in the stripe pattern. For example, in some species, the stripe of the cheek interrups in the shoulder region and does not continue to the outermost pale stripe.[1]
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Drawings of differences in Asiatic striped squirrel species - close-up of the head region in lateral view
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
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| | | Callosciurus |
- Ear-spot Squirrel (Callosciurus adamsi)
- Kloss Squirrel (Callosciurus albescens)
- Kinabalu Squirrel (Callosciurus baluensis)
- Gray-bellied Squirrel (Callosciurus caniceps)
- Pallas's Squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus)
- Finlayson's Squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii)
- 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)
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| 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)
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| Exilisciurus |
- Philippine Pygmy Squirrel (Exilisciurus concinnus)
- Least Pygmy Squirrel (Exilisciurus exilis)
- Tufted Pygmy Squirrel (Exilisciurus whiteheadi)
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| Glyphotes |
- Sculptor Squirrel (Glyphotes simus)
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| Hyosciurus |
- Montane Long-nosed Squirrel (Hyosciurus heinrichi)
- Lowland Long-nosed Squirrel (Hyosciurus ileile)
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| 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)
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| Menetes |
- Berdmore's Ground Squirrel (Menetes berdmorei)
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| Nannosciurus |
- Black-eared Squirrel (Nannosciurus melanotis)
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| Prosciurillus |
- Secretive Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus abstrusus)
- Whitish Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus)
- Celebes Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus murinus)
- Sanghir Squirrel (Prosciurillus rosenbergii)
- Weber's Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus weberi)
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| Rhinosciurus |
- Shrew-faced Squirrel (Rhinosciurus laticaudatus)
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| Rubrisciurus | |
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| Sundasciurus |
- Subgenus Aletesciurus: Davao Squirrel (Sundasciurus davensis)
- 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)
- Slender Squirrel (Sundasciurus tenuis)
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| 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)
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| Funambulus |
- Subgenus Prasadsciurus: Northern Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennantii)
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