Common Treeshrew
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| Tupaia glis (Diard, 1820) |
The Common Treeshrew, Tupaia glis is a small mammal in the treeshrew family Tupaiidae. The average body length is between 16-21cm and average weight is around 190g, with varying colors: reddish brown, greyish or black upperparts and whitish belly surface. Its long tail is covered with hairs and almost reaches the length of the body. The paws are bare with sharp nails, and there is a naked patch of skin above its long nose. Both sexes are similar.
One of the largest among treeshrews, the Common Treeshrew is distributed in Southeast Asia. It is found in the lowland rainforests of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
As a diurnal and terrestrial animal, the Common Treeshrew is active during the day and spends most of its time looking for food on the ground. The diet consists mainly of insects, fruits, leaves and other vegetation matter. It nests in hollow trees.
Widespread throughout its habitat range, the Common Treeshrew is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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- ^ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Tupaia glis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
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