| Niobe ground squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Lariscus |
| Species: | L. niobe |
| Binomial name | |
| Lariscus niobe (Thomas, 1898) | |
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
- Aplin, K. & Lunde, D. (2008). "Lariscus niobe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Lariscus niobe | |
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