Lariscus niobe

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Niobe Ground Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Callosciurinae
Tribe : Callosciurini
Genus : Lariscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1898-09-01. Descriptions of new Bornean and Sumatran mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)2(9):245-251.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336038

Original name as described

Funambulus niobe

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.6.28.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/af62fcdf-2ce8-4c29-b659-6a6d00a222eb

Type locality

"Pajo, Sumatra" Restricted by H. C. Robinson and C. B. Kloss in 1918 to Pajokombo, Padang Highlands, west Sumatra.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001563

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Funambulus niobe

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

niobe

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.6.28.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/af62fcdf-2ce8-4c29-b659-6a6d00a222eb

Authority page

249

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336038

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1898:249, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19336038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16290)

Lariscus niobe vulcanus

Kloss, 1921

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

vulcanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMSM 356/16

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19064276

Authority publication

Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Lariscus insignis niobe

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

niobe

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127055

Authority publication

Records of the Indian Museum

Name usages

Robinson & Kloss (1918:233, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11127055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36143)

Lariscus niobe

J. C. Moore, 1959

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

niobe

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

203

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Moore (1959:203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  4. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001563) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11306/115101313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lariscus niobe niobe

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

niobe

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:730) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

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