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Northern tree shrew

Order : Scandentia
Family : Tupaiidae
Subfamily : Tupaiinae
Species : Tupaia belangeri

 

The Northern tree shrew is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the northern tree shrew

Tupaia belangeri is a small primate used as a model organism since it is closer to humans and chimpanzees than other model organisms like mice and rats. (Full text)

General description My specimen of Tupaia belangeri is a small (19 cm from the last sacral vertebra to the tip of the snout) mammal from Southeast Asia. (Full text)

1. Tupaia, genus Tupaia -- (type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews)
Tupaia
genus Tupaia
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