Lariscus niobe

• Main Authors: Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, Russell A. Mittermeier
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Lynx Edicions 2016
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Sciuridae; Lariscus; Lariscus niobe; Lunde; Buff; Lynx
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6818718; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6818718

56. Niobe Ground Squirrel Lariscus niobe French: Ecureuil niobé / German: Niobe-Dreistreifenhrnchen / Spanish: Ardilla terrestre de Niobe Taxonomy. Funambulus niobe Thomas, 1898, “Pajo, Sumatra” Restricted by H. C. Robin- son and C. B. Kloss in 1918 to Pajokombo, Padang Highlands, west Sumatra. Two subspecies are recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. L.n.niobeThomas,1898—BarisanRangeinWSumatra.:. L. n. vulcanus Kloss, 1921 — Ijen Mts in E Java. Descriptive notes. Head-body mean 189 mm (males) and 194 mm (females), tail mean 90 mm (males) and 85 mm (females). No specific data are available for body weight. The Niobe Ground Squirrelis the darkest species of the genus, with dorsum so dark that the black lateralstripes are not visible. Ventral pelageis tinged dark, and tail is short. A dark mid-ventralline, grizzled with black and buff is present in tail. Nominate subspecies niobe has white-tipped tail hairs and subspecies vulcanus has buff or tawny-tipped tail hairs. Habitat. Primary and secondary forests, and scrublands. Food and Feeding. There is no information available for this species. Breeding. There is no information available for this species. Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Niobe Ground Squirrel is diurnal. Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species. Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red List. The Niobe Ground Squirrelis protected in Indonesia. No recent information onits distribution, status and ecological requirements is available. Bibliography. Aplin & Lunde (2008c), Robinson & Kloss (1918b), Thorington et al. (2012). Published as part of Don E. Wilson, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2016, Sciuridae, pp. 648-837 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 6 Lagomorphs and Rodents I, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 730, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.6840226