Madras treeshrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Anathana ellioti
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 Madras treeshrew live?

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

India

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 Madras treeshrew endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Madras treeshrew?

The Madras treeshrew (Anathana ellioti) is a mammal in the order Scandentia and the family Tupaiidae, genus Anathana. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Madras treeshrew

The Madras treeshrew (Anathana ellioti), also known as the Indian treeshrew, is a species of treeshrew in the monotypic genus Anathana found in the hill forests of central and southern India. The genus name is derived from the Tamil name of moongil anathaan (literally "bamboo squirrel") and the species name is after Sir Walter Elliot of the Indian Civil Services in Madras.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Madras treeshrew (revision 1314888868), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q581371 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).