Lariscus

Lariscus
Lariscus insignis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Subfamily:	Callosciurinae
Genus:	Lariscus Thomas & Wroughton, 1909
Type species
Sciurus insignia F. Cuvier, 1821
Species
L. hosei(Thomas, 1892) L. insignis(F. Cuvier, 1821) L. niobe(Thomas, 1898) L. obscurus(Miller, 1903)

Lariscus is a genus of squirrels in the subfamily Callosciurinae. ^[1] They are only found in Southeast Asia. Species in this genus include:

• The four-striped ground squirrel (L. hosei, syn. Sciurus hosei), endemic to Borneo, its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is listed as "near threatened" by the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss. ^[2]
• The three-striped ground squirrel (L. insignis), found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Listed as "least concern" by the IUCN. ^[3]
• The Niobe ground squirrel (L. niobe), like L. obscuris, lives in the subtropical and tropical forests of Indonesia, but the IUCN does not have enough data to make a definite status determination. ^[4]
• The Mentawai three-striped squirrel (L. obscurus), endemic to Indonesia, also lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, and is listed as "near threatened" by the IUCN due to habitat loss. ^[4]

References

1. Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
2. Duckworth, J. W. & Hedges, S. (2008). "Lariscus hosei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008 e.T11304A3268557. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T11304A3268557.en . Retrieved 12 January 2018.
3. Tizard, R.J (2016). "Lariscus insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T11305A22242321. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T11305A22242321.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
4. Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2017). "Lariscus obscurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T11307A22242238. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T11307A22242238.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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