Rubrisciurus rubriventer (Müller and Schlegel, 1844) . In Temminck, Verh. Nat. Gesch. Nederland. Overz. Bezitt., Zool., Mammalia, p. 86 (1844].

TYPE LOCALITY: " Celebes " [Minahassa, NE Sulawesi, Indonesia] .

DISTRIBUTION: N, C, and SE Sulawesi.

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. See Appendix I for the correct publication date.