| Pygmy treeshrew | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Scandentia |
| Family: | Tupaiidae |
| Genus: | Tupaia |
| Species: | T. minor[1]
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| Binomial name | |
| Tupaia minor[1] Günther, 1876
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| Pygmy treeshrew range | |
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The pygmy treeshrew (Tupaia minor) is a treeshrew species within the family Tupaiidae.[1] It is native to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.[2] The generic name is derived from the Malay word tupai meaning squirrel or small animals that resemble squirrels.[3]
- ^ a b Helgen, K.M. (2005). "Tupaia minor". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b c Cassola, F. (2016). "Tupaia minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41497A22279656. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41497A22279656.en. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (1901). A Malay-English dictionary Kelly & Walsh Limited, Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama.