Callosciurus notatus

(Boddaert, 1785)

Plantain Squirrel

Lateral view on branch; side markings and tail visible.  Also as Oriental Squirrel|Tricoloured Squirrel.
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Location:Malaysia, Kuala LumpurDate taken:Dec 8, 2007

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1676

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Nannosciurinae
Tribe : Nannosciurini
Genus : Callosciurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Boddaert, P. 1785. Elenchus Animalium. Volumen I. Sistens quadrupedia huc usque nota, eorumque varietates. C.R. Hake, Rotterdam, 174 pp.

Original name as described

Sciurus Notatus

Other common names

Oriental Squirrel · Tricoloured Squirrel · Kloss's Squirrel

Type locality

W Java, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Thailand · Malaysia · Singapore · Indonesia · Brunei

Taxonomy notes

includes albescens

Taxonomy notes citation

Wilson, D.E., Lacher, T.E., Jr. and Mittermeier, R.A. 2016. Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 6. Lagomorphs and Rodents I. Lynx, Barcelona, 987 pp. a#59599

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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Names and synonyms

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