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--> FAMILY Sciuridae
--> SUBFAMILY Callosciurinae
--> GENUS Rubrisciurus
SPECIES Rubrisciurus rubriventer
Author: | Müller and Schlegel, 1844. | Citation: | In Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Nederland. Overz. Bezitt., Zool., Mammalia: 86 [1844]. | Common Name: | Sulawesi Giant Squirrel | Type Locality: | "Celebes" [Minahassa, NE Sulawesi, Indonesia]. | Distribution: | N, C, and SE Sulawesi. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | 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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