Black-striped squirrel

Black-striped squirrel
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Callosciurus
Species:	C. nigrovittatus
Binomial name
Callosciurus nigrovittatus (Horsfield, 1824)
Subspecies [2]
C. n. nigrovittatus C. n. bilimitatus C. n. bocki C. n. klossi

The black-striped squirrel (Callosciurus nigrovittatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found throughout Java, Sumatra, southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and numerous small islands. This taxon consists of four subspecies: C. n. nigrovittatus, C. n. bilimitatus, C. n. bocki, and C. n. klossi. ^[2] It is listed as "least concern" by the IUCN. ^[1]

References

1. Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Callosciurus nigrovittatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T3599A22253945. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T3599A22253945.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Thorington, R.W. Jr.; Hoffmann, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference (3rd ed.). The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN   0-8018-8221-4. OCLC   26158608.