Painted Treeshrew | |
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Information | |
Range | Borneo and inhabits the forested lowlands of Brunei, Kalimantan, and Sarawak. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Mammalia |
Order | Scandentia |
Family | Tupaiidae |
Genus | Tupaia |
Species | Tupaia picta |
Conservation Status | |
Least Concern |
The Painted treeshrew (Tupaia picta), is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is endemic to Borneo and inhabits the forested lowlands of Brunei, Kalimantan, and Sarawak. Its diet consists mainly of fruits and insects.
The first specimen was described by Oldfield Thomas and was part of a zoological collection from northern Borneo obtained by the British Museum of Natural History.