Mountain treeshrew
Tupaia montana Thomas, 1892
The mountain treeshrew (Tupaia montana) is a species in the family Tupaiidae, order Scandentia. Recorded adults weigh 199 g to 225.5 g and live up to 1.58 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the mountain treeshrew
- Weight
- 199 g – 225.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 1.58 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 49.6 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.76src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 mountain treeshrew live?
Not recorded
What is the mountain treeshrew?
The mountain treeshrew (Tupaia montana) is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae. It is endemic to Borneo and inhabits montane forests in Sarawak and Sabah, Malaysia, and Kalimantan, Indonesia, as well as a part of southeastern Brunei.
The first specimen was described by Oldfield Thomas and was part of a zoological collection from northern Borneo obtained by the British Museum of Natural History.
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Is the mountain treeshrew endangered?
The mountain treeshrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the mountain treeshrew classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderScandentia
- familyTupaiidae
- genusTupaia
- SpeciesTupaia montana Thomas, 1892
Other names and names in other languages (16)
- Mountain tree shrewEnglish
- Mountain tree shrewEnglish
- tana horskáCzech
- HochlandspitzhörnchenGerman
- Tupaya de montañaSpanish
- vuoritupaijaFinnish
- Tupaïa des montagnesFrench
- Toupaye des montagnesFrench
- Tupaja des montagnesFrench
- Tupaia di montagnaItalian
- ヤマツパイJapanese
- FjelltrespissmusNorwegian Bokmål
- BergtoepajaDutch
- Tupaja górskaPolish
- Горная тупайяRussian
- กระแตภูเขาThai
Relatives of the mountain treeshrew
Other species in the same genus Tupaia.
Common treeshrew
Tupaia glis
Northern treeshrew
Tupaia belangeri
Horsfield's treeshrew
Tupaia javanica
Pygmy treeshrew
Tupaia minor
Large treeshrew
Tupaia tana
Striped treeshrew
Tupaia dorsalis
CompareMountain treeshrew vs Common treeshrewMountain treeshrew vs Northern treeshrewMountain treeshrew vs Horsfield's treeshrewMountain treeshrew vs Pygmy treeshrew
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mountain treeshrew?
An adult mountain treeshrew weighs 199 g – 225.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mountain treeshrew endangered?
The mountain treeshrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the mountain treeshrew live?
The mountain treeshrew has a recorded lifespan of 1.58 years.
How long is the mountain treeshrew pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 49.6 days.
What kind of animal is the mountain treeshrew?
The mountain treeshrew (Tupaia montana) belongs to the family Tupaiidae in the order Scandentia.
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