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Sumatran treeshrew
Sumatran treeshrew (Tupaia ferruginea)
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Scandentia
Family:	Tupaiidae
Genus:	Tupaia
Species:	T. ferruginea
Binomial name
Tupaia ferruginea Raffles, 1821
Synonyms
tephrura Miller, 1903

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.

References

1. ^ Sargis, E.; Kennerley, R. (2020) . "Tupaia ferruginea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T111873543A166528436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T111873543A166528436.en. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
2. Raffles, T. S. (1821). "XVII. Descriptive Catalogue of a Zoological Collection, Made on Account of the Honourable East India Company, in the Island of Sumatra and Its Vicinity, under the Direction of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lieutenant-Governor of Fort Marlborough; with Additional Notices Illustrative of the Natural History of Those Countries". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 1: 239–274.
3. Helgen, K.M. (2005). "Tupaia glis". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
4. Helgen, K.M. (2005). "Tupaia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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