Callosciurus baluensis Bonhote 1901

Callosciurus baluensis Bonhote 1901, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 7: 174.

Type Locality: Malaysia, Sabah, Mount Kinabalu, Borneo, 1000 ft. (305 m).

Vernacular Names: Kinabalu Squirrel.

Synonyms: Callosciurus baramensis (Chasen 1940); Callosciurus medialis G. M. Allen and Coolidge 1940 .

Distribution: Above 300 m elevation in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Sometimes considered a subspecies of prevostii (see Medway, 1977:86), but often sympatric with that species (Payne et al., 1985). Corbet and Hill (1992:290-91) placed prevostii erythromelas (Temminck, 1853) in this species, with schlegeli (Gray, 1867) a synonym.