Niobe ground squirrel

Niobe ground squirrel
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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.

References

1. Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R.; Koprowski, J. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Lariscus niobe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T11306A115101313. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T11306A22242433.en . Retrieved 7 June 2025.

• Thorington, R.W. Jr; Hoffman, 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.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 754–818. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.