Calamian treeshrew
| Calamian treeshrew | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Scandentia |
| Family: | Tupaiidae |
| Genus: | Tupaia |
| Species: | T. moellendorffi
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| Binomial name | |
| Tupaia moellendorffi Matschie, 1898
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The Calamian treeshrew (Tupaia moellendorffi) is a treeshrew species found in the islands of Busuanga and Culion, which are part of the Calamian Islands group in the Philippines.[1]
The German zoologist Paul Matschie first described a Calamian treeshrew from Culion that was part of a zoological collection obtained by the Berlin Zoological Museum (in the present day the Natural History Museum, Berlin). He considered it a distinct species as this type specimen differed from the Palawan treeshrew by a slightly shorter muzzle, and a lighter colour of the toes, hair of the tail and chest.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Heaney, L. (2008). "Tupaia moellendorffi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008.
- ^ Matschie, P. (1898). Säugethiere von den Philippinen. Sitzungsbericht der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin: 38–43.
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- Treeshrews
- Mammals of the Philippines
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- Fauna of the Calamian Islands
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