Horsfield's treeshrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Horsfield's treeshrew lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tupaia javanica
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Scandentia
Family	Tupaiidae

Where does the Horsfield's treeshrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Horsfield's treeshrew in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Indonesia

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 Horsfield's treeshrew endangered?

The Horsfield's treeshrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Horsfield's treeshrew?

The Horsfield's treeshrew (Tupaia javanica) is a mammal in the order Scandentia and the family Tupaiidae, genus Tupaia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Horsfield's treeshrew

Horsfield's treeshrew (Tupaia javanica), also called Javan treeshrew, is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae. It is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Bali, Java and Nias where it inhabits foremost primary forest.

It was first described by Thomas Horsfield in 1822.

Several subspecies have been proposed based on variation in colouration; however, colour is an unreliable distinguishing character.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Horsfield's treeshrew (revision 1314759216), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q572842 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).