Anathana ellioti
(G. R. Waterhouse, 1850)
Madras Treeshrew
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Scandentia |
| Family | : Tupaiidae |
| Genus | : Anathana |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Waterhouse, G.R. 1850-06. Description of a new species of Tupaia discovered in continental India by Walter Elliot, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1849:106-108.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572538Original name as described
Tupaia Ellioti
Other common names
Indian Treeshrew
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1850.1.21.5
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0ce6c6fa-ae2b-45ad-97f1-a0e12c4435c6Type locality
"hills between Cuddapah and Nellox [= Nellore], in what may be termed the Eastern Ghats [= Velikonda Range]," Andhra Pradesh, India.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
India
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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