Descriptions of East Asiatic Mammals 215 
Peninsula. This genus, found from east of the lower Irra- 
waddy River in Burma to Indo-China and Cochin-China, and 
through the upper half of the Malay Peninsula, is replaced in the 
lower Malay Peninsula by Lariscus. Races of M. berdmorei in- 
clude M. b. koratensis from eastern Siam ; M . b. monhotei from 
Cambodia, southern Annam, and Cochin-China ; M. b. moeres- 
Fig. 49. Multi-striped Palm Squirrel, Menetes 
berdmorei. 
cens, doubtfully distinct, from Annam; M. b. consularis from 
northern Siam ; M. b. decoratus from Mt. Popa, Burma. 
The Giant Squirrels, genus Ratufa, the largest of the Squir- 
rels, have broad forefeet, unshortened bushy tail, and ears tufted 
or untufted according to species. A large number of forms of 
this conspicuous group of Squirrels have been described, but a 
recent revision by Zahn reduces them all to three species : the 
Long-tailed Black Giant Squirrels, the Pale Giant Squirrels, 
and the Hip-marked Giant Squirrels. The first of these is In- 
dian, stretching across Burma and northern Indo-China to 
southern China and Hainan. The second is found from Arakan 
to the Malay Peninsula and Cochin-China, as well as on Su- 
matra and Java. The third belongs in the Sunda region and the 
lower half of the Malay Peninsula. 
