- Mountain Treeshrew
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Mountain Treeshrew[1] Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Scandentia Family: Tupaiidae Genus: Tupaia Species: T. montana Binomial name Tupaia montana
Thomas, 1892Mountain Treeshrew range The Mountain Treeshrew (Tupaia montana) is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is endemic to Borneo.[2]
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Range and habitat
It is found in Borneo, and lives in montane forest.[3]
Description
It has a long, bushy tail, and a slender, pointed snout. The body length is 11–15 cm, and the tail length 10–15 cm.[3]
It spends much of its time on the ground, although it is agile in the trees. This species is thought to be slightly more social than others of its genus and may live in small groups.[3]
Diet
It eats fruit, seeds, and leaves, and will sit back on its haunches to eat, holding the food in both forepaws, like a squirrel or gerbil. It also eats insects.[3]
Reproduction
Breeding takes place at any time of year, and a litter, normally of 2 young, is born after a 49 to 51 day gestation period.[3]
References
- ^ 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. 107. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ^ a b Han, K. H., Stuebing, R. & Maryanto, I. (2008). Tupaia montana. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 December 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Macmillan Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia.
- Chin, L., J.A. Moran & C. Clarke 2010. Trap geometry in three giant montane pitcher plant species from Borneo is a function of tree shrew body size. New Phytologist 186 (2): 461–470. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03166.x
- Walker, M. 2010. Giant meat-eating plants prefer to eat tree shrew poo. BBC Earth News, March 10, 2010.
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