Echinosorex gymnura (Raffles 1822)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Erinaceomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 212-219 : 218

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scientific name	Echinosorex gymnura (Raffles 1822)
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[Viverra] gymnura Raffles 1822 , Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 13: 272.

Type Locality: Not given; " Sumatra " [ Indonesia] implied.

Vernacular Names: Moonrat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Echinosorex gymnura subsp. gymnura Raffles 1822

Subspecies Echinosorex gymnura subsp. alba Giebel 1863

Distribution: Malayan Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra, Labuan Isl.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Two subspecies, gymnura (Sumatra and Malay Peninsula) and alba (Borneo) are recognized; see Corbet (1988:128). The common spelling of the specific epithet as gymnurus is incorrect; see Frost et al. (1991:24).