Callosciurus orestes (Thomas, 1895)

Robert S. Hoffmann & Charles G. Anderson, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 419-465 : 423

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scientific name	Callosciurus orestes (Thomas, 1895)
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Callosciurus orestes (Thomas, 1895) View in CoL . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 15:529.

TYPE LOCALITY: Malaysia, Sarawak, Mount Dulit, 4000 ft .

DISTRIBUTION: Sabah and Sarawak [Borneo], Malaysia, at middle elevations ( Payne et al., 1985).

SYNONYMS: canalvus Moore, 1959 ; venetus ( Chasen, 1940).

COMMENTS: Formerly considered a subspecies of C. nigrovittatus (e.g., Medway, 1977:92), but clearly distinct ( Payne et al., 1985). Includes Glyphotes canalvus , which Moore (1959) placed in subgenus Hessonoglyphotes . Member of the notatus species group, closely related to adamsi (see comments therein).