Golden-bellied treeshrew Tupaia chrysogaster Vulnerable
Where the golden-bellied treeshrew lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 20 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals on the world map
| Scientific name | Tupaia chrysogaster |
|---|---|
| Group | Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Scandentia |
| Family | Tupaiidae |
Where does the golden-bellied treeshrew live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the golden-bellied treeshrew in 1 country or territory across Asia.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the golden-bellied treeshrew endangered?
The golden-bellied treeshrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the golden-bellied treeshrew?
The golden-bellied treeshrew (Tupaia chrysogaster) is a mammal in the order Scandentia and the family Tupaiidae, genus Tupaia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the golden-bellied treeshrew
The golden-bellied treeshrew (Tupaia chrysogaster) is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae. It is also called Mentawai treeshrew as it is endemic to the Indonesian Mentawai islands of Sipora, North and South Pagai. It lives in forests, and is considered endangered due to habitat loss since the islands' forests are continuously logged.
The American zoologist Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. first described a golden-bellied treeshrew from North Pagai Island that was part of a zoological collection obtained by the United States National Museum. He considered it a distinct species as this type specimen differed from the common treeshrew by larger teeth and skull, darker coloured fur on the back and a more coarsely grizzled tail.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Golden-bellied treeshrew (revision 1381152200), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q634147 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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