Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 754 818 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Lariscus insignis (F. Cuvier 1821) [Sciurus] insignis F. Cuvier 1821 , in: E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and F. Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Mammiferes, pt. 2, Vol. 4, 34: 2 pp . Type Locality: " Sumatra ," [ Indonesia ]. Restricted by Sody (1949 a :113) to Lampongs, S Sumatra . Vernacular Names: Three-striped Ground Squirrel . Synonyms: Lariscus castaneus (Miller 1900) ; Lariscus saturatus Chasen 1935 . Subspecies: : Subspecies Lariscus insignis subsp. insignis F. Cuvier 1821 Subspecies Lariscus insignis subsp. diversus Thomas 1898 Subspecies Lariscus insignis subsp. javanus Thomas and Wroughton 1909 Subspecies Lariscus insignis subsp. peninsulae Miller 1903 Subspecies Lariscus insignis subsp. rostratus Miller 1903 Distribution: Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand , Sumatra, Java, Borneo, adjacent isls. Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Formerly included niobe , and obscurus ; see Chasen (1940:145-146) ; but see also Corbet and Hill (1992:300) ; see comments under niobe .