Rhinosciurus laticaudatus (Müller 1840)

[Sciurus] laticaudatus Müller 1840, in: Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Nederland. Overz. Bezitt., Zool., Zoogd. Indisch. Archipel.: 34 [1840], see comments.

Type Locality: "Pontianak" [W Kalimantan, Indonesia].

Vernacular Names: Shrew-faced Squirrel.

Synonyms: Rhinosciurus incultus Lyon 1916; Rhinosciurus rhionis Thomas and Wroughton 1909 .

Subspecies::

Subspecies Rhinosciurus laticaudatus subsp. laticaudatus Müller 1840

Subspecies Rhinosciurus laticaudatus subsp. alacris Thomas 1908

Subspecies Rhinosciurus laticaudatus subsp. saturatus Robinson and Kloss 1919

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

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: This species was further described by Müller and Schlegel, in Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Nederland. Overz. Bezitt., Zool., Mammalia, pp. 87, 100 [1844], pl. 15 [1841] (from which this species is often cited).