Black-striped squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black-striped squirrel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Callosciurus nigrovittatus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the black-striped squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black-striped squirrel in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black-striped squirrel endangered?

The black-striped squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black-striped squirrel?

The black-striped squirrel (Callosciurus nigrovittatus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Callosciurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black-striped squirrel

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black-striped squirrel (revision 1313732596), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3733424 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).