Sumatran treeshrew | |
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Sumatran treeshrew (Tupaia ferruginea) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Scandentia |
Family: | Tupaiidae |
Genus: | Tupaia |
Species: | T. ferruginea
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Binomial name | |
Tupaia ferruginea | |
Synonyms | |
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The Sumatran treeshrew (Tupaia ferruginea)[1] is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae family. It was previously listed as a subspecies of Tupaia glis for one hundred years,[3][1] but was raised up to species status in 2013.[1] It is found on the islands of Sumatra and Tanahbala in Indonesia.[1] It is the type species for the Tupaia genus.[4]