57. Tamiops mcclellandii (Horsfield, 1840)

Common name: Himalayan Striped Squirrel

Myanmar name:

Distribution: Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam and Northern Myanmar (recorded in Proposed Imawbum NP, Proposed Mahamyaing WS and possibly distributed in the Central area).

Remarks: The genus name of this taxon was described as Callosciurus in “ Wild Mammals of Myanmar ” (Tun Yin 1993). Six subspecies are recognized: T. m. mcclellandii, T. m. barbei, and possibly T. m. collinus, are considered as subspecies occurred in Myanmar.