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three-striped ground squirrel

rodent
Also known as: Lariscus insignis
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  • California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi).
    ground squirrel
    / Tropical ground squirrels

    The three-striped ground squirrel (L. insignis), also of the Sunda Islands, is reported to eat fruit, roots, and insects; plain long-nosed ground squirrels (genus Dremomys) eat fruit, insects, and earthworms. The two species of Sulawesi ground squirrel (genus Hyosciurus) have elongated snouts and use their long,…

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    The three-striped ground squirrel (L. insignis), also of the Sunda Islands, is reported to eat fruit, roots, and insects; plain long-nosed ground squirrels (genus Dremomys) eat fruit, insects, and earthworms. The two species of Sulawesi ground squirrel (genus Hyosciurus) have elongated snouts and use their long,…

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