Mentawai three-striped squirrel
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| Mentawai three-striped squirrel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Lariscus |
| Species: | L. obscurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lariscus obscurus (Miller, 1903) |
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The Mentawai three-striped squirrel (Lariscus obscurus) 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.
References[edit]
- ^ Aplin, K. & Lunde, D. (2008). Lariscus obscurus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
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