Four-striped ground squirrel
Four-striped ground squirrel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Lariscus |
Species: | L. hosei |
Binomial name | |
Lariscus hosei (Thomas, 1892) | |
Synonyms | |
Sciurus hosei |
The four-striped ground squirrel (Lariscus hosei) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Gerrie, R.; Kennerley, R. (2019). "Lariscus hosei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T11304A22242503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T11304A22242503.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- 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.