Horsfield's Treeshrew

Horsfield's Treeshrew[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Scandentia
Family: Tupaiidae
Genus: Tupaia
Species: T. javanica
Binomial name
Tupaia javanica
Horsfield, 1822
Horsfield's Treeshrew range

Horsfield's Treeshrew or Javan Treeshrew (Tupaia javanica) is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.[2]

First described by Thomas Horsfield in 1822, the habitat requirements of Horsfield's Treeshrew are still undocumented. The species can be found on several Indonesian islands: Bali, Java, West Sumatra, and Nias. Several subspecies have been proposed based on variation in colourisation; however, colour is an unreliable distinguishing character. [3]

References

  1. ^ Gardner, Alfred (16 November 2005). Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 106. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 
  2. ^ a b Han, K. H. & Maharadatunkamsi, D. (2008). Tupaia javanica. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 December 2008.
  3. ^ Stone, R. David (1995). Eurasian insectivores and tree shrews. IUCN. ISBN 2831700620. http://books.google.com/books?id=dIRAR6uimdQC&pg=PA63. 

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