Callosciurus nigrovittatus (Horsfield, 1823) is a animal in the Sciuridae family, order Rodentia, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Callosciurus nigrovittatus (Horsfield, 1823)

Callosciurus nigrovittatus (Horsfield, 1823)

Callosciurus nigrovittatus, the black-striped squirrel, is a least-concern rodent found across Southeast Asia with four subspecies.

Family
Genus
Callosciurus
Order
Rodentia
Class
Mammalia

About Callosciurus nigrovittatus (Horsfield, 1823)

The black-striped squirrel, whose scientific name is Callosciurus nigrovittatus, is a rodent species that belongs to the Sciuridae family. Its distribution spans Java, Sumatra, southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and many small islands. This taxon includes four recognized subspecies: Callosciurus nigrovittatus nigrovittatus, Callosciurus nigrovittatus bilimitatus, Callosciurus nigrovittatus bocki, and Callosciurus nigrovittatus klossi. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed this species as least concern.

Photo: (c) John Clough, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Clough · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Callosciurus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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