Rubrisciurus rubriventer (Müller and Schlegel 1844)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 754-818 : 786

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
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scientific name	Rubrisciurus rubriventer (Müller and Schlegel 1844)
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[Sciurus] rubriventer Müller and Schlegel 1844 , in: Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Nederland. Overz. Bezitt., Zool., Mammalia: 86 [1844].

Type Locality: " Celebes " [Minahassa, NE Sulawesi, Indonesia].

Vernacular Names: Sulawesi Giant Squirrel.

Distribution: N, C, and SE Sulawesi.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Ellerman (1940:375) dated the species description as 1839, and ascribed it to Forsten, who was listed by Müller and Schlegel as the author, but Forsten was the collector, not the author.