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
).