Palawan treeshrew | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Scandentia |
Family: | Tupaiidae |
Genus: | Tupaia |
Species: | T. palawanensis[1]
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Binomial name | |
Tupaia palawanensis[1] Thomas, 1894
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Palawan treeshrew range |
The Palawan treeshrew (Tupaia palawanensis) is a treeshrew species endemic to the Palawan Island, Philippines, where it occurs from sea level to an elevation of 1,400 m (4,600 ft). The population is considered steady.[2] Formerly, it was considered a subspecies of the common treeshrew.[1]