Order Erinaceomorpha Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 212 219 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Echinosorex gymnura (Raffles 1822) [Viverra] gymnura Raffles 1822 , Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 13: 272 . Type Locality: Not given; " Sumatra " [ Indonesia ] implied. Vernacular Names: Moonrat . Subspecies: : Subspecies Echinosorex gymnura subsp. gymnura Raffles 1822 Subspecies Echinosorex gymnura subsp. alba Giebel 1863 Distribution: Malayan Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra , Labuan Isl. Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: Two subspecies, gymnura ( Sumatra and Malay Peninsula) and alba (Borneo) are recognized; see Corbet (1988:128) . The common spelling of the specific epithet as gymnurus is incorrect; see Frost et al. (1991:24) .