Niobe ground squirrel

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Niobe ground squirrel
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Lariscus
Species:
L. niobe
Binomial name
Lariscus niobe
(Thomas, 1898)

The Niobe ground squirrel (Lariscus niobe) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the mountains of western Sumatra, and eastern Java, in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

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References

  1. Aplin, K. & Lunde, D. (2008). "Lariscus niobe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.