Tupaia chrysogaster, G. S. Miller, 1903
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Tupaia chrysogaster |
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Golden-bellied Treeshrew
Tupaia chrysogaster View in CoL
French: Toupaye des Mentawai / German: Mentawai-Spitzhérnchen / Spanish: Tupaya de vientre dorado
Other common names: Mentawai Treeshrew
Taxonomy. Tupaia chrysogaster G. S. Miller, 1903 View in CoL ,
“North Pagi Island, [Mentawai Is- lands], Sumatra,” western Indonesia .
Recent morphological research deter- mined that 7. glis siberut from Siberut Is- land (another island in the Mentawai Islands) wasalso likely 7: chrysogaster , which was formerly included in the 7. glis complex but has since been elevated to a distinct species, as have many formsfrom this complex. Monotypic.
Distribution. Sipora and North and South Pagai Is, MentawaiIs; population on Siberut I likely belongs to this species. View Figure
Descriptive notes. Head-body 180-220 mm, tail 125-150 mm, ear 13-17 mm, hindfoot 43-45 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. The Golden-bellied Treeshrew is large; dorsum is uniform brown, with tinges of red; and venteris lighter, with tan hue. Tail has short hair, ¢.10 mm in length, and diagnostic light shoulder marking seen in many tupaiids is faint in some specimens and absent in others.
Habitat. [Lowland primary rainforests on four Mentawai Islands at elevations up to 1000 m.
Food and Feeding. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Golden-bellied Treeshrew is presumably a generalist based on cranial morphology.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Golden-bellied Treeshrew is presumably diurnal.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. CITES Appendix II. Classified as Endangered on The [UCN Red List. The Golden-bellied Treeshrew is one of the two treeshrew species currently listed in this category. Its area of occurrence is only 4150 km?. It has not been recorded in any protected area. Forest destruction is the biggest conservation threat.
Bibliography. Helgen (2005), Sargis et al. (2014).
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