Sumatran treeshrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Sumatran treeshrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Sumatran 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 Sumatran treeshrew endangered?

The Sumatran treeshrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Sumatran treeshrew?

The Sumatran treeshrew (Tupaia ferruginea) is a mammal in the order Scandentia and the family Tupaiidae, genus Tupaia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Sumatran treeshrew

The Sumatran treeshrew (Tupaia ferruginea) is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae family. It was previously listed as a subspecies of Tupaia glis for one hundred years, but was raised up to species status in 2013. It is found on the islands of Sumatra and Tanahbala in Indonesia. It is the type species for the Tupaia genus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sumatran treeshrew (revision 1315372113), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q40713213 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).