Four-striped ground squirrel

Four-striped ground squirrel
Scientific classification
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

  1. Duckworth, J. W. & Hedges, S. (2008). Lariscus hosei. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.


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