Tupaia splendidula Gray 1865

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Scandentia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 104-109 : 108

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scientific name	Tupaia splendidula Gray 1865
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Tupaia splendidula Gray 1865 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1865: 322.

Type Locality: Borneo (no specific locality).

Vernacular Names: Ruddy Treeshrew.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Tupaia splendidula subsp. splendidula Gray 1865

Subspecies Tupaia splendidula subsp. carimatae Miller 1906

Subspecies Tupaia splendidula subsp. lucida Thomas and Hartert 1895

Subspecies Tupaia splendidula subsp. natunae Lyon 1911

Subspecies Tupaia splendidula subsp. riabus Lyon 1913

Distribution: Malaysia and Indonesia, including S Borneo ( splendidula ) and Karimata Isl (carimatae), Bunguran (natunae) and Laut (lucida) in the N Natuna Isls, and Riabu ( riabus ) in the Anambas Isls.

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

Discussion: T. s. lucida and T. s. natunae of the Natuna Isls are very distinctive forms; although traditionally included in T. splendidula they may be more closely allied to T. glis . Because of its probable affinity to Natuna treeshrews, T. riabus from Riabu (Anambas Isls) is provisionally placed here rather than with T. glis .