Swinhoe's striped squirrel

Swinhoe's striped squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei) is a small striped rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae, belonging to the genus Tamiops. It is found mostly in China and Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Myanmar and Hainan Island, where it lives in mountainous tropical rain forest, usually in couples or groups. Pale to cinnamon stripes run from the nose to the neck and along the body, and small white tufts mark the ear tips. It is a herbivore that eats nuts, seeds, fruit and ginger nectar, and it stores food for lean times. By eating and burying seeds and nuts it helps spread plants, and it may be eaten by people locally.