Ratufa affinis (Raffles 1821)

[Sciurus] affinis Raffles 1821, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 13: 259.

Type Locality: " Singapore Island ".

Vernacular Names: Pale Giant Squirrel.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Ratufa affinis subsp. affinis Raffles 1821

Subspecies Ratufa affinis subsp. bancana Lyon 1906

Subspecies Ratufa affinis subsp. baramensis Bonhote 1900

Subspecies Ratufa affinis subsp. bunguranensis Thomas and Hartert 1894

Subspecies Ratufa affinis subsp. cothurnata Lyon 1911

Subspecies Ratufa affinis subsp. ephippium Müller 1838

Subspecies Ratufa affinis subsp. hypoleucos Horsfield 1823

Subspecies Ratufa affinis subsp. insignis Miller 1903

Subspecies Ratufa affinis subsp. polia Lyon 1906

Distribution: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and adjacent small islands.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Corbet and Hill (1992); they doubted the validity of a record from Vietnam (Cao, 1984).