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Scandentia (treeshrews)
Tupaia glis
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A very interesting and controversial subject involving tree shrews, family Tupaiidae, is their placement on the phylogenic tree. Since their discovery, tree shrews have been placed into various different orders including Afrosoricida and Macroscelididae. In the 1920s, Le Gros Clark reported similarities in musculature, brain, skull, eye development and reproductive characteristics between tree shrews and primates. Tree shrews were officially moved into the Order Primates in 1945 by Simpson’s seminal classification. In 1965, this classification was again questioned when the similarities between tree shrews and primates were determined to be either convergent because of a shared lifestyle or retained from a very early ancestor. Although some continue to classify the family Tupaiidae in the Order Primates, more commonly the family Tupaiidae resides in a separate order, Scandentia, which is thought to have characteristics of a highly developed Insectivore and a very primitive Primate.
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Type for Tupaia glis
Catalog Number: USNM 142151
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals
Sex/Stage: Female; Adult
Preparation: Skin; Skull
Collector(s): C. Kloss
Year Collected: 1905
Locality: Rhio Archipelago [= Kepulauan Riau], Batam Island [=Pulau Batam], Semimba Bay [= Teluk Senimba], Sumatra, Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia, Asia
- Type: Lyon, M. W. 1907 Jan 16. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 31: 656.
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The IUCN lists T. glis as Low Risk and of the least concern at this point in time. This may be due to its rapid breeding and fast colonization.
US Federal List: no special status
CITES: no special status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: least concern
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Type for Tupaia glis
Catalog Number: USNM 124703
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals
Sex/Stage: Female; Adult
Preparation: Skin; Skull
Collector(s): W. Abbott
Year Collected: 1904
Locality: Banka Island [= Pulau Bangka], Tanjong Rengsam, Sumatra, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung, Indonesia, Asia
- Type: Lyon, M. W. 1906 Dec 18. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 31: 602.
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Population
Population Trend
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Type for Tupaia glis
Catalog Number: USNM 101710
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals
Sex/Stage: Female; Adult
Preparation: Skin; Skull
Collector(s): W. Abbott
Year Collected: 1899
Locality: Anambas Islands [= Kepulauan Anambas], Pulo [= Pulau] Siantan, Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia, Asia
- Type: Miller, G. S. 1900 Aug 20. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 2: 232.
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Major Threats
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Type for Tupaia glis
Catalog Number: USNM 115608
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals
Sex/Stage: Female; Adult
Preparation: Skin; Skull; Fluid
Collector(s): W. Abbott
Year Collected: 1902
Locality: Rhio Archipelago [= Kepulauan Riau], Pulo Bintang [= Pulau Bintan], Pasir Panjong, Sumatra, Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia, Asia
- Type: Miller, G. S. 1903 Nov 06. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 45: 54.
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Conservation Actions
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Type for Tupaia glis
Catalog Number: USNM 101743
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals
Sex/Stage: Male; Adult
Preparation: Skin; Skull
Collector(s): W. Abbott
Year Collected: 1899
Locality: Anamba Islands [= Kepulauan Anambas], Pulo Jimaja [= Pulau Jemaja], Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia, Asia
- Type: Lyon, M. W. 1913 Nov 29. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 45: 89.
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