Calamian treeshrew
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]
| Calamian treeshrew | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Scandentia |
| Family: | Tupaiidae |
| Genus: | Tupaia |
| Species: | T. moellendorffi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tupaia moellendorffi Matschie, 1898 | |
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
- Heaney, L. (2008). "Tupaia moellendorffi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Matschie, P. (1898). Säugethiere von den Philippinen. Sitzungsbericht der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin: 38–43.
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