The Palawan treeshrew (''Tupaia palawanensis'') is a

treeshrew The treeshrews (or tree shrews or banxrings) are small mammals native to the tropical forests of South and Southeast Asia. They make up the entire order Scandentia, which split into two families: the Tupaiidae (19 species, "ordinary" treeshrew ...

species endemic to the

Palawan Island Palawan is the largest island of the province of Palawan in the Philippines and fifth-largest by area and tenth-most populous island of the country, with a total population of 994,101 as of 2020 census. The north west coast of the island is alon ...

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, where it occurs from sea level to an elevation of . The population is considered steady. Formerly, it was considered a subspecies of the common treeshrew.

Habitat and ecology

This species occurs in jungles rich with fresh water and rivers. It also can be found in agriculture or farming zones, for example, cashew and coconut farms, brushy regions, and logged-over areas. No threats to this species are known.

References

Treeshrews Mammals of the Philippines Mammals described in 1894 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Palawan Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{mammal-stub