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Pen-tailed treeshrew

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Pen-tailed treeshrew

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Also known as Ptilocercus lowii

species of mammal

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Within Vinony's link graph, Pen-tailed treeshrew is referenced by 42 other articles, and connects out to Dermoptera, Scandentia and Euarchontoglires.

Vinony files it under Fauna listed on CITES Appendix II, IUCN Red List least concern species and Mammals described in 1848.

Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals. One captive specimen lived for 2.7 years (Richard Weigl 2005), but maximum longevity is likely much longer.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ptilocercus
Image
Ptilocercus lowii.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Ptilocercus lowii
Commons category
Ptilocercus lowii
topic's main category
Category:Ptilocercus lowii
taxon common name
Federschwanz
short name
P. lowii
time period
Holocene
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Encyclopedic overview

The pen-tailed treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii) is a treeshrew of the family Ptilocercidae native to southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and some Indonesian islands.

It is the only living species in the genus Ptilocercus. All other treeshrew species are grouped in the family Tupaiidae.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pen-tailed treeshrew” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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