Maritime Striped Squirrel

The maritime striped squirrel is a small, lightly built tree squirrel with olive or tawny upper fur, a pale underside and three dark longitudinal stripes along its back. The central stripe is broad, while the lateral pale stripes are relatively narrow and muted. Its long, slender tail is less bushy than that of many tree squirrels. Head-and-body length is 10.5–13.4cm and weight is 40–85g. (Plazi taxonomic treatment; National Academy for Educational Research)

The species occurs through southern and eastern China, including Taiwan, and extends into Laos and Vietnam. It is active during daylight and highly arboreal, climbing trunks and hanging from branches while feeding. Its diet includes fruit, seeds, insects and nectar from flowering ginger. The Taiwanese form occupies mountain forest at 2,000–3,000m and additionally eats tender leaves, shoots and petals. (Wikipedia, general species account; National Museum of Natural Science)