Golden-bellied Treeshrew

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Golden-bellied Treeshrew[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Scandentia
Family: Tupaiidae
Genus: Tupaia
Species: T. chrysogaster
Binomial name
Tupaia chrysogaster
Miller, 1903

The Golden-bellied Treeshrew or Mentawai Treeshrew (Tupaia chrysogaster) is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 105-106. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ a b Insectivore Specialist Group (2006). Tupaia chrysogaster. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
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