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Northern treeshrew

Tupaia belangeri (Wagner, 1841)

LCLeast Concernmammals

The northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri) is a species in the family Tupaiidae, order Scandentia. Recorded adults weigh about 200 g and live up to 12 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri)
Photo: Blair Dudeck · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the northern treeshrew

Weight
200 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
12 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
12.4 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, shrublandsrc for Habitat
Gestation
46 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4.01 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
7.5src 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 northern treeshrew live?

Not recorded

What is the northern treeshrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri) is a treeshrew species native to Southeast Asia.

In 1841, the German zoologist Johann Andreas Wagner first used the specific name Cladobates belangeri for treeshrews that had been collected in Pegu during a French expedition to Southeast Asia. These specimens were described by Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1834 in whose opinion they did not differ sufficiently from Tupaia tana to assign a specific rank.

From the Wikipedia article “Northern treeshrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_treeshrew&oldid=1338452906), 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 northern treeshrew endangered?

The northern 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. What the categories mean.

How is the northern treeshrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderScandentia
  5. familyTupaiidae
  6. genusTupaia
  7. SpeciesTupaia belangeri (Wagner, 1841)

Synonyms Cladobates belangeri, Sciurus dissimilis, Tupaia belangeri assamensis, Tupaia belangeri brunetta, Tupaia belangeri gaoligongensis, Tupaia belangeri gongshanensis, Tupaia belangeri laotum, Tupaia belangeri lepcha, Tupaia belangeri pingi, Tupaia belangeri siccata, Tupaia belangeri tonquinia, Tupaia belangeri versurae, Tupaia belangeri yaoshanensis, Tupaia belangeri yunalis, Tupaia clarissa, Tupaia concolor, Tupaia concolor sinus, Tupaia dissimilis annamensis, Tupaia ferruginea operosa, Tupaia glis belangeri, Tupaia glis cambodiana, Tupaia glis cochinchinensis, Tupaia glis cognata, Tupaia glis olivacea, Tupaia lacernata kohtauensis, Tupaia modesta, Tupaia peguanus

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Northern ScandentianEnglish
  • Northern tree shrewEnglish
  • Northern tree shrewEnglish
  • tana severníCzech
  • Belangers TupajaGerman
  • Belangers SpitzhörnchenGerman
  • Nördliches SpitzhörnchenGerman
  • Βόρεια ΔενδρομυγαλήGreek
  • Tupaya del norteSpanish
  • kiinantupaijaFinnish
  • Toupaye de BélangerFrench
  • Tupaia settentrionaleItalian
  • キタツパイJapanese
  • កន្ថឹកKhmer
  • 북부나무두더지Korean
  • BelangertrespissmusNorwegian Bokmål
  • Belangers ToepajaDutch
  • Tupaja północnaPolish
  • Малайская тупайяRussian
  • กระแตเหนือThai
  • 樹鼩Chinese

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Relatives of the northern 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 northern treeshrew?

An adult northern treeshrew weighs 200 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the northern treeshrew endangered?

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

How long does the northern treeshrew live?

The northern treeshrew has a recorded lifespan of 12 years.

How long is the northern treeshrew pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 46 days.

What kind of animal is the northern treeshrew?

The northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri) belongs to the family Tupaiidae in the order Scandentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{northern_treeshrew_2026,
  title = {Northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-treeshrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}