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Lesser Treeshrew
Tupaia minor Günther, 1876
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Exhibit in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Via Brigata Liguria, 9, 16121, Genoa, Italy. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The pygmy treeshrew (Tupaia minor) is a treeshrew species within the family Tupaiidae. It is native to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. The generic name is derived from the Malay word tupai meaning squirrel or small animals that resemble squirrels.
Wikipedia contributors, Pygmy treeshrew; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:18:45.049098+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tupaia minor Günther, 1876
- Name authority
- Günther, 1876
- Common name
- Lesser Treeshrew
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Scandentia
- Family
- Tupaiidae
- Genus
- Tupaia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderScandentia Wagner, 1855
- familyTupaiidae Gray, 1825
- genusTupaia Raffles, 1821
- speciesTupaia minor Günther, 1876
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tupaia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Tree ShrewTupaia belangeri (Wagner, 1841) | TupaiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-bellied Tree ShrewTupaia chrysogaster Miller, 1903 | TupaiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Slender Tree ShrewTupaia gracilis Thomas, 1893 | TupaiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-footed Tree ShrewTupaia longipes Thomas, 1893 | TupaiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mountain Tree ShrewTupaia montana Thomas, 1892 | TupaiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Painted Tree ShrewTupaia picta Thomas, 1892 | TupaiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ruddy Tree ShrewTupaia splendidula Gray, 1865 | TupaiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large Tree ShrewTupaia tana Raffles, 1821 | TupaiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Striped Tree ShrewTupaia dorsalis Schlegel, 1857 | TupaiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mindanao TreeshrewTupaia everetti Thomas, 1892 | TupaiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Javan TreeshrewTupaia hypochrysa Thomas, 1895 | TupaiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common Tree ShrewTupaia glis (Diard, 1820) | TupaiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=573224 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:59LYK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.