Tupaia ferruginea

Raffles, 1821

Sumatran Treeshrew

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Scandentia
Family : Tupaiidae
Genus : Tupaia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Raffles, S. 1821-06-21. Descriptive catalogue of a zoological collection, made on account of the Honourable East India Company, in the island of Sumatra and its vicinity, under the direction of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lieutenant-Governor of Fort Marlborough; with additional notices illustrative of the natural history of those countries. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13(1):239-274.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754999

Original name as described

Tupaia ferruginea

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.573

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd065aeb-67e2-4b86-9bf9-9590f84fdecc

Type locality

"Bencoolen [= Bengkulu Province]," Sumatra, Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

split from T. glis; the name siberu is tentatively included under this species as a synonym

Taxonomy notes citation

Sargis, E.J., Woodman, N., Reese, A.T., Olson, L.E. 2013. Using hand proportions to test taxonomic boundaries within the Tupaia glis species complex (Scandentia, Tupaiidae). Journal of Mammalogy 94(1): 183-201. · Sargis, E. J., Woodman, N., Morningstar, N. C., Reese, A. T., & Olson, L. E. (2014). Island history affects faunal composition: the treeshrews (Mammalia: Scandentia: Tupaiidae) from the Mentawai and Batu Islands, Indonesia. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 111(2), 290-304.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000545

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Tupaya press

F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1821

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

press

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 105 p. 1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43945876

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)

Tupaia ferruginea

Raffles, 1821

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

ferruginea

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.11.21.573

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bd065aeb-67e2-4b86-9bf9-9590f84fdecc

Authority page

256

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754999

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1822:536, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  2. Fischer (1829:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  3. Blyth (1840:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)
  4. Lesson (1842:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. Chenu (1850:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14470760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69491)
  6. Blyth (1853:411-412, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267897, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40267898) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67348)
  7. Blyth (1863:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  8. Trouessart (1880:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41150433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58782)
  9. Elera (1895:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38853927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68680)
  10. Bonhote (1901:874, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35995204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67682)
  11. Allen (1910:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16004)
  12. Miller (1910:394, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7616056) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15164)
  13. Hollister (1912:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)
  14. Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)
  15. Sargis, Woodman, Reese & Olson (2013:196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12185)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  17. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  20. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/111873543/166528436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tupaja ferruginea

H. R. Schinz, 1825

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

ferruginea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523728

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Schinz (1825:311, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523728) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)

Cladobates ferrugineus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

ferruginea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207590

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207590) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Fitzinger (1861:392, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6438325) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39159)
  3. Murray (1866:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Glisorex ferrugineus

(de Blainville, 1838)

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

ferruginea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

742

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27514351

Authority publication

Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

Blainville (1838:742, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27514351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68639)

Cladobates ferruginea

(C. F. Cuvier, 1842)

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

ferruginea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1842:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)

Tupaia tephrura

G. S. Miller, 1903

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

tephrura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:121752

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fc28ee64-9b93-44ff-b770-97b867eada77

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8809981

Authority publication

Smithsonian Collections

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)

Tupaia ferruginea demissa

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

demissa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.6.9.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/daf358ea-7cd9-4d9d-962b-2df7afec8b08

Authority page

723

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30138724

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)

Tupaia siaca

Lyon, 1908

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

siaca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:144205

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33c9c0c7f-cf72-4a4e-8a87-6793da31ec5b

Authority page

661

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62629828

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)

Tupaia tephura

Lyon & Osgood, 1909

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

tephura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

253

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7588375

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Tupaia glis jacki

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

jacki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.11.5.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8813007a-0b2f-4a83-b2cf-94acece916f0

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)

Tupaia glis phoeniura

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

phoeniura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1923.1.2.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6dafebe5-511a-403c-bf15-cde91b696d43

Authority page

255

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355501

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)

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