Tupaia glis Diard 1820
Creators: name: Mittermeier, Russell A.
name: Wilson, Don E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Scandentia
Tupaiidae
Tupaia
Tupaia glis

description: 6. Common Treeshrew <i>Tupaia glis</i> <b>French:</b> Toupaye commun / <b>German:</b> Gewdhnliches Spitzhérnchen / <b>Spanish:</b> Tupaya comin <b>Taxonomy.</b> Sorex glis Diard, 1820, “Penang [Island],” Malaysia. Tupaia glhss is currently has a large number of synonyms, following K. M. Helgen in 2005. These forms are left here as syno- nyms, although as more detailed studies have been completed, many forms have been elevated to ort distinct. species. Even after elevation of discolor, hypochrysa, and ferruginea to distinct species based on morphological work by E. J. Sargis and colleagues in 2013 the 7. glis species complex probably still contains 25 forms, so its taxonomy needs to be reassessed. Monotypic. <b>Distribution.</b> Malay Peninsula, several islands off the W, S &amp; E coast, and Lingga Archipelago (Linga and Singkep Is). <b>Descriptive notes.</b> Head—body 135-210 mm,tail 125-180 mm, ear 15-17 mm, hindfoot 42-49 mm; weight 90-190 g. Depending on location, weights, and tail proportions of Common Treeshrews vary substantially. The Common Treeshrew has a great deal of variation in size and pelage. Most forms have brown-agouti pelage, with reddish tints. Certain specimens have variable tail colors and ventral pelage; most have buff or tan underparts. <b>Habitat.</b> [.ow-elevation forests, plantations, and gardens. <b>Food and Feeding.</b> The Common Treeshrew is described as primarily foraging on insects, other invertebrates, and fruit. It preyed on lizards in captivity, probably a trait found in wild individuals. <b>Breeding.</b> Common Treeshrews have two pairs of mammae. They form loose social bonds between an adult male and female. They reproduce quickly in captivity (about one litter of two young every 4-6 weeks). <b>Activity patterns.</b> The Common Treeshrew is diurnal and terrestrial. It moves along the ground in a hopping rather than running motion and sorts through leaflitter in search of insect and other invertebrate prey. <b>Movements, Home range and Social organization.</b> Common Treeshrews maintain territories, and only those of a male and female pair or a male with multiple females overlap. When multiple captive males were introduced to the same enclosure (assuming inadequate room for separate territories), antagonistic encounters were common and lead to deaths of individuals of the same species. <b>Status and Conservation.</b> CITES Appendix II. Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red List. Nevertheless, loss of lowland forests might have caused population decline of the Common Treeshrew. <b>Bibliography.</b> Helgen (2005), Kawamichi &amp; Kawamichi (1979), Sargis, Woodman, Morningstar et al. (2013), Sargis, Woodman, Reese &amp; Olson (2013), Vandenbergh (1963).
description: Published as part of <i>Russell A. Mittermeier &amp; Don E. Wilson, 2018, Tupaiidae, pp. 242-269 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions</i> on pages 264-265, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6779158