Echinosorex gymnura (Raffles 1822)

[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).