Lariscus

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Striped ground squirrels
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Lariscus insignis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Subfamily: Callosciurinae
Genus: Lariscus
Thomas & Wroughton, 1909
Type species
Sciurus insignia
Species

L. hosei(Thomas, 1892)
L. insignis(F. Cuvier, 1821)
L. niobe(Thomas, 1898)
L. obscurus(Miller, 1903)

Striped ground squirrels (genus Lariscus) form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Callosciurinae. [1] They are only found in Southeast Asia. Species in this genus include:

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References

  1. ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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. 1 2 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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