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Mentawai three-striped squirrel

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The Mentawai three-striped squirrel, Lariscus obscurus, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae that is endemic to Indonesia and has a natural habitat of subtropical or tropical dry forests. It was described by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. in 1903 and belongs to the genus Lariscus, and the IUCN Red List assesses it as Near Threatened. The sources read for this entry record very little else about its ecology or behaviour, so its diet, activity pattern and population trend are not yet documented here.

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Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
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Lariscus, Taxa
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It is endemic to Indonesia
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1. Mentawai three-striped squirrel (Wikipedia)
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    has a natural habitat of subtropical or tropical dry forests
  • Lead
    It is endemic to Indonesia
  • Child Taxon Of: Lariscus, Lead, scientific name
    The Mentawai three-striped squirrel (Lariscus obscurus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.
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