Rubrisciurus rubriventer (Müller and Schlegel 1844)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11332165 |
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Rubrisciurus rubriventer (Müller and Schlegel 1844) |
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Rubrisciurus rubriventer (Müller and Schlegel 1844) View in CoL
[Sciurus] rubriventer Müller and Schlegel 1844 View in CoL , 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.
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