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Niobe Ground Squirrel

Lariscus niobe

Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Lariscus
IUCN status
DD
Distribution
Indonesia
Realm
Indomalaya

About this species

Habitat
Subtropical or tropical dry forest
Range
Mountains of western Sumatra and eastern Java

The Niobe ground squirrel is a rodent in the squirrel family, endemic to the mountains of western Sumatra and eastern Java in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of Sumatra guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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