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Pen-tailed treeshrew

Ptilocercus lowii Gray, 1848

LCLeast Concernmammals

The pen-tailed treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii) is a species in the family Ptilocercidae, order Scandentia. Recorded adults weigh 41.9 g to 42.5 g and live up to 2.7 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Pen-tailed treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii)
Photo: Joseph Wolf (1820 – 1899) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the pen-tailed treeshrew

Weight
41.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
2.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
50 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pen-tailed treeshrew live?

Not recorded

What is the pen-tailed treeshrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The pen-tailed treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii) is a treeshrew of the family Ptilocercidae native to southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and some Indonesian islands.

It is the only living species in the genus Ptilocercus. All other treeshrew species are grouped in the family Tupaiidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Pen-tailed treeshrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pen-tailed_treeshrew&oldid=1383687953), 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 pen-tailed treeshrew endangered?

The pen-tailed 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 pen-tailed treeshrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderScandentia
  5. familyPtilocercidae
  6. genusPtilocercus
  7. SpeciesPtilocercus lowii Gray, 1848
Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Feather-tailed tree shrewEnglish
  • Pen-tailed ScandentianEnglish
  • Pen-tailed tree shrewEnglish
  • Pen-tailed tree shrewEnglish
  • tana péroocasáCzech
  • Federschwanz-SpitzhörnchenGerman
  • Tupaya de cola plumosaSpanish
  • sulkahäntätupaijaFinnish
  • Ptilocerque de LowFrench
  • Tupai Ekor-SikatIndonesian
  • Tupaia dalla coda a piumaItalian
  • Ptilocerco dalla coda a piumaItalian
  • ハネオツパイJapanese
  • Tupai Akar MalamMalay
  • FjærhaletrespissmusNorwegian Bokmål
  • Maleise VederstaarttoepajaDutch
  • Ogonopiór uszatyPolish
  • Перохвостая тупайяRussian
  • Перьехвостая тупайяRussian
  • กระแตหางขนนกThai
  • Püsküllü TupayTurkish

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the pen-tailed treeshrew

Other species in the same order Scandentia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the pen-tailed treeshrew?

An adult pen-tailed treeshrew weighs 41.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the pen-tailed treeshrew endangered?

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

How long does the pen-tailed treeshrew live?

The pen-tailed treeshrew has a recorded lifespan of 2.7 years.

How long is the pen-tailed treeshrew pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 50 days.

What kind of animal is the pen-tailed treeshrew?

The pen-tailed treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii) belongs to the family Ptilocercidae in the order Scandentia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pen-tailed treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pen-tailed-treeshrew

MLA

“Pen-tailed treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pen-tailed-treeshrew.

BibTeX
@misc{pen_tailed_treeshrew_2026,
  title = {Pen-tailed treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pen-tailed-treeshrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}