Niobe ground squirrel
| Niobe ground squirrel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Lariscus |
| Species: | L. niobe
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| Binomial name | |
| Lariscus niobe (Thomas, 1898)
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
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