Tupaia (genus)
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Tupaia is a genus of treeshrew
in the Tupaiidae
family.
The genus was first described by Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1821, as having an elongated snout, 8 to 10 incisors, well developed limbs, five-toed naked feet, and the sole furnished with projecting pads and sharp claws, with a habit and tail of a squirrel.
When Diard
and Duvaucel
described the first specimen of the Common Treeshrew
Tupaia glis in 1820, they considered it a species of Sorex
.
Subsequent to Raffles description of the genus, the following Tupaia species were described:
Treeshrew
The treeshrews are small mammals native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. They make up the families Tupaiidae, the treeshrews, and Ptilocercidae, the pen-tailed treeshrews, and the entire order Scandentia. There are 20 species in 5 genera...
in the Tupaiidae
Tupaiidae
Tupaiidae is one of two families of treeshrews, the other family being Ptilocercidae. It contains 4 genera and 19 species.-Taxonomy:*Order: Scandentia** Family Tupaiidae*** Genus Anathana**** Madras Treeshrew, Anathana ellioti...
family.
The genus was first described by Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1821, as having an elongated snout, 8 to 10 incisors, well developed limbs, five-toed naked feet, and the sole furnished with projecting pads and sharp claws, with a habit and tail of a squirrel.
When Diard
Pierre-Médard Diard
Pierre-Médard Diard was a French naturalist and explorer.Diard studied zoology and anatomy under Georges Cuvier and assisted him in researches on the development of the foetus and on the eggs of quadrupeds. In 1816, he traveled to the East Indies....
and Duvaucel
Alfred Duvaucel
Alfred Duvaucel was a French naturalist and explorer. He was the stepson of Georges Cuvier.- Journeys in South and Southeast Asia :...
described the first specimen of the Common Treeshrew
Common Treeshrew
The Common Treeshrew is a small mammal in the treeshrew family Tupaiidae, and is native to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. It has been listed as Least Concern by IUCN as it remains common and displays some adaptability to ongoing habitat loss.- Description :The common treeshrew is one of the...
Tupaia glis in 1820, they considered it a species of Sorex
Sorex
The genus Sorex includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America. Members of this genus, known as long-tailed shrews, are the only members of the tribe Soricini of the subfamily Soricinae...
.
Subsequent to Raffles description of the genus, the following Tupaia species were described:
- Large TreeshrewLarge TreeshrewThe Large Treeshrew, Tupaia tana, is a mammal species of the family Tupaiidae. It is found on Sumatra and adjacent small islands, as well as in the lowlands and hills of Borneo.-Habitat:...
Tupaia tana — by Raffles in 1821 - Horsfield's TreeshrewHorsfield's TreeshrewHorsfield's Treeshrew or Javan Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia....
Tupaia javanica — by HorsfieldThomas HorsfieldThomas Horsfield M. D. was an American physician and naturalist.Horsfield was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He was the grandson of Timothy Horsfield, Sr., a colonel and justice of the peace in Bethlehem, and a friend mentioned in Benjamin...
in 1822 - Northern TreeshrewNorthern TreeshrewThe Northern Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew found in Southeast Asia.It was chosen as one of the 16 mammals to have their genomes sequenced by the Broad Institute, and a low coverage assembly of genome was released by the Broad Institute in June 2006. The genome will be useful in comparisons...
Tupaia belangeri — by WagnerJohann Andreas WagnerJohann Andreas Wagner was a German palaeontologist, zoologist and archaeologist.Wagner was a professor at the University of Munich, and curator of the Zoologische Staatssammlung ....
in 1841 - Striped TreeshrewStriped TreeshrewThe Striped Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia....
Tupaia dorsalis — by SchlegelHermann SchlegelHermann Schlegel was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.-Early life and education:Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated Schlegel's interest in natural history...
in 1857 - Ruddy TreeshrewRuddy TreeshrewThe Ruddy Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia....
Tupaia splendidula — by GrayGeorge Robert GrayGeorge Robert Gray FRS was an English zoologist and author, and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum, now the Natural History Museum, in London for forty-one years...
in 1865 - Nicobar TreeshrewNicobar TreeshrewThe Nicobar Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is endemic to India. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-External links:* * *...
Tupaia nicobarica — by ZeleborJohann ZeleborJohann Zelebor was an Austrian naturalist, illustrator, and zoologist. He was taxidermist at the Vienna Natural History Museum....
in 1869 - Pygmy TreeshrewPygmy TreeshrewThe Pygmy Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew in the family Tupaiidae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Tupaia minor is also known as the pygmy tree shrew and is from the order Scandentia...
Tupaia minor — by Günther in 1876 - Mountain TreeshrewMountain TreeshrewThe Mountain Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is endemic to Borneo.-Description:It has a long, bushy tail, and a slender, pointed snout. The body length is 11–15 cm, and the tail length 10–15 cm....
Tupaia montana — by ThomasOldfield ThomasOldfield Thomas FRS was a British zoologist.Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and sub-species for the first time. He was appointed to the Museum Secretary's office in 1876, transferring to the Zoological Department in 1878...
in 1892 - Painted TreeshrewPainted TreeshrewThe Painted Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia....
Tupaia picta — by Thomas in 1892 - Slender TreeshrewSlender TreeshrewThe Slender Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia....
Tupaia gracilis — by Thomas in 1893 - Long-footed TreeshrewLong-footed TreeshrewThe Bornean Treeshrew or Long-footed Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Tupaia longipes — by Thomas in 1893 - Palawan TreeshrewPalawan TreeshrewThe Palawan Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Tupaia palawanensis — by Thomas in 1894 - Calamian TreeshrewCalamian TreeshrewThe Calamian Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew found in the islands of Busuanga and Culion of the Calamian Islands, Philippines....
Tupaia moellendorffi — by MatschiePaul MatschiePaul Matschie was a German zoologist. He worked at the Zoological Museum in Berlin....
in 1898 - Golden-bellied TreeshrewGolden-bellied TreeshrewThe Golden-bellied Treeshrew or Mentawai Treeshrew is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Tupaia chrysogaster — by MillerGerrit Smith MillerGerrit Smith Miller, Jr. was an American zoologist.He was born in Peterboro, New York in 1869. He graduated from Harvard University in 1894 and worked under Clinton Hart Merriam at the United States Department of Agriculture...
in 1903 - †Tupaia miocenicaTupaia miocenicaTupaia miocenica is a fossil treeshrew from the Miocene of Thailand. Known only from a single tooth, an upper second molar, it is among the few known fossil treeshrews. With a length of 3.57 mm, the tooth is large for a treeshrew...
— by Mein and Ginsburg in 1997