Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ailurops melanotis
Ailurops melanotis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ailurops melanotis: Comments
Comment:
Status: Unknown
Comment:
Comments: Formerly included in A. ursinus; but measurements of the type (and only known preserved) specimen given by Feiler (1977) fall strongly outside those from Sulawesi and offshore islands, and the distinctive colouration and patterning of the type is seen in a second (living) specimen, whose photograph I examined, courtesy of R. Wirth