Four-striped ground squirrel
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. 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.
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