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Common treeshrew

Tupaia glis (Diard, 1820)

LCLeast Concernmammals

The common treeshrew (Tupaia glis) is a species in the family Tupaiidae, order Scandentia. Recorded adults weigh 159 g to 169.8 g and live up to 12.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Common treeshrew (Tupaia glis)
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the common treeshrew

Weight
159 g – 169.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
12.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
12.4 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
45 days – 55 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
2.22src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
2.96 months – 3.5 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
2.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common treeshrew live?

Not recorded

What is the common treeshrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The common treeshrew (Tupaia glis) is a small mammal in the treeshrew family Tupaiidae, and is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. It has been listed as Least Concern by IUCN as it remains common and displays some adaptability to ongoing habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Common treeshrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Common_treeshrew&oldid=1325795824), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the common treeshrew endangered?

The common treeshrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the common treeshrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderScandentia
  5. familyTupaiidae
  6. genusTupaia
  7. SpeciesTupaia glis (Diard, 1820)

Synonyms Sorex glis

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Common ScandentianEnglish
  • Common tree shrewEnglish
  • Common tree shrewEnglish
  • পাতি গেছো ছুঁচোBangla
  • tana obecnáCzech
  • Gewöhnliche SpitzhörnchenGerman
  • Κοινή ΔενδρομυγαλήGreek
  • Tupaya comúnSpanish
  • tupaijaFinnish
  • Tupaïa communFrench
  • Toupaye communFrench
  • Tupaja communFrench
  • Tupai AkarIndonesian
  • Tupaia comuneItalian
  • コモンツパイJapanese
  • Tupai Muncung BesarMalay
  • Vanlig TrespissmusNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gewone ToepajaDutch
  • Tupaja pospolitaPolish
  • Обыкновенная тупайяRussian
  • กระแตใต้Thai
  • 普通樹鼩Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the common treeshrew

Other species in the same genus Tupaia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common treeshrew?

An adult common treeshrew weighs 159 g – 169.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the common treeshrew endangered?

The common treeshrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the common treeshrew live?

The common treeshrew has a recorded lifespan of 12.4 years.

How long is the common treeshrew pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 45 days – 55 days.

What kind of animal is the common treeshrew?

The common treeshrew (Tupaia glis) belongs to the family Tupaiidae in the order Scandentia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common treeshrew (Tupaia glis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-treeshrew

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BibTeX
@misc{common_treeshrew_2026,
  title = {Common treeshrew (Tupaia glis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-treeshrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}