Black-striped squirrel

Black-striped squirrel
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Callosciurus
Species:
C. nigrovittatus
Binomial name
Callosciurus nigrovittatus
(Horsfield, 1824)
Subspecies
  • C. n. nigrovittatus
  • C. n. bilimitatus
  • C. n. bocki
  • C. n. klossi

The black-striped squirrel (Callosciurus nigrovittatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found throughout Java, Sumatra, southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and numerous small islands. This taxon consists of four subspecies: C. n. nigrovittatus, C. n. bilimitatus, C. n. bocki, and C. n. klossi. It is listed as "least concern" by the IUCN.

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