Mindanao treeshrew
| Mindanao treeshrew[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Scandentia |
| Family: | Tupaiidae |
| Genus: | Tupaia |
| Species: | T. everetti
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| Binomial name | |
| Tupaia everetti | |
| Mindanao treeshrew range | |
The Mindanao treeshrew (Tupaia everetti), also called the Philippine tree shrew, is a species of treeshrew endemic to the Mindanao region in the Philippines.[2] It was formerly considered the only member of the genus Urogale,[1] but that genus was merged into Tupaia when the species was found to nest within the latter genus in a molecular phylogeny.[5] The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.
Range and habitat
[edit]It is found, as its name suggests, in Mindanao, in the Philippines. It lives in rain forest and montane forest.
Description
[edit]It is the heaviest treeshrew, weighing about 355 g, and is terrestrial.[6] The body is 17–20 cm, and the tail is 11–17 cm. It has a particularly elongated snout and a rounded, even-haired tail. The fur is brownish, but with orange or yellow underparts.
It is diurnal in its habits, and it climbs well and runs fast on the ground.
Diet
[edit]Its diet is varied. It includes insects, lizards, young birds, bird's eggs, and fruit.
Reproduction
[edit]In the wild, it is thought to nest on the ground or on cliffs. Their breeding habits have been observed in captivity, where females have produced one or two young after a gestation period of 54–56 days.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Helgen, K.M. (2005). "Order Scandentia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Kennerley, R. (2019). "Tupaia everetti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22784A130877829. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T22784A130877829.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Thomas, Oldfield (1892). "On some new mammalia from the East-Indian Archipelago". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6 (9): 250–254. doi:10.1080/00222939208677313. ISSN 0374-5481.
- ^ Roberts, T.E.; Lanier, H.C.; Sargis, E.J.; Olson, L.E. (2011). "Molecular phylogeny of treeshrews (Mammalia: Scandentia) and the timescale of diversification in Southeast Asia". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 60 (3): 358–372. Bibcode:2011MolPE..60..358R. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.04.021. PMID 21565274.
- ^ Napier JR, Napier PH. (1968) A handbook of living primates. Morphology, ecology and behaviour of nonhuman primates. Academic, London
- Macmillan Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia
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