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 obscurus (Miller 1903) [Lariscus] obscurus (Miller 1903) , Smithson. Misc. Coll., 45: 23 . Type Locality: Indonesia , Mentawai Isls, "South Pagi Island, Sumatra ". Vernacular Names: Mentawai Three-striped Squirrel . Subspecies: : Subspecies Lariscus obscurus subsp. obscurus Miller 1903 Subspecies Lariscus obscurus subsp. auroreus Sody 1949 Subspecies Lariscus obscurus subsp. siberu Chasen and Kloss 1928 Distribution: Siberut, Sipora, N and S Pagai Island ( Sumatra , Indonesia ). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). Discussion: Formerly included in insignis ( Chasen, 1940 ) or niobe ( Chasen and Kloss (1927) . Part of the rodent fauna endemic to the Mentawai Archipelago (see comments under Leopoldamys siporanus ).