Maritime Striped Squirrel
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Maritime Striped Squirrel

Tamiops maritimus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Ba Be National Park
5 Verified records at Ba Be National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The maritime striped squirrel (Tamiops maritimus), also known as eastern striped squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in southern and eastern China (including Hainan), Taiwan, and Laos and Vietnam east of the Mekong River. It is diurnal, highly arboreal and feeds on fruits, seeds, insects; in addition its diet includes nectar of ginger (Alpinia kwangsiensis). Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Maritime Striped Squirrel sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ba Be National Park

Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel
LC

Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Dremomys rufigenis

30–40% · Possible
Indian Giant Flying Squirrel
LC

Indian Giant Flying Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Petaurista philippensis

Insufficient data
Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
LC

Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Mammal

Chiropodomys gliroides

Insufficient data
Malayan Porcupine
LC

Malayan Porcupine

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hystrix brachyura

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
40–50
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
30–40%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
20–30%
3 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Maritime Striped Squirrel in Ba Be National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Maritime Striped Squirrel sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Maritime Striped Squirrel in Ba Be National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Maritime Striped Squirrel in Ba Be National Park in our monthly data.

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