Niobe Ground Squirrel
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| Lariscus niobe (Thomas, 1898) |
The Niobe Ground Squirrel (Lariscus niobe) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- Baillie, J. 1996. Lariscus niobe. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- 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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