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--> SUBFAMILY Callosciurinae
--> GENUS Lariscus
SPECIES Lariscus niobe
| Author: | Thomas, 1898. | | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 2: 249. | | Common Name: | Niobe Ground Squirrel | | Type Locality: | "Pajo, Sumatra" [Sumatra, Indonesia]. Restricted by Robinson and Kloss (1918b:37) to Pajokombo, Padang Highlands, West Sumatra. | | Distribution: | Mountains of Sumatra, and Java (Idjen Mtns). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). | | Comments: | Given full specific status by Moore (1959); but see Chasen (1940:145). The subspecies vulcanus is restricted to Java. |
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