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Asian Striped Ground Squirrels
Lariscus
Lariscus is a genus of squirrels in the subfamily Callosciurinae. They are only found in Southeast Asia. Species in this genus include:
The four-striped ground squirrel (L. hosei, syn. Sciurus hosei), endemic to Borneo, its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is listed as "near threatened" by the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Three-striped Ground Squirrel
speciesLariscus insignis
Niobe Ground Squirrel
speciesLariscus niobe
Four-striped Ground Squirrel
speciesLariscus hosei
Mentawai Three-striped Squirrel
speciesLariscus obscurus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Lariscus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 46185.