Niobe ground squirrel
The Niobe ground squirrel (Lariscus niobe) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
| Niobe ground squirrel | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Lariscus |
| Species: | L. niobe |
| Binomial name | |
| Lariscus niobe (Thomas, 1898) | |
It is endemic to the mountains of western Sumatra, and eastern Java, in Indonesia.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Aplin, K. & Lunde, D. (2008). "Lariscus niobe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. Pp. 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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