Mammals · Scandentia · Tupaiidae
Mountain Treeshrew
Tupaia montana
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The mountain treeshrew is a small Bornean mammal with the look of a squirrel and a pointed snout, although it is related neither to squirrels nor to shrews: it belongs to the Scandentia, an order of its own that is evolutionarily very close to the primates. It is diurnal, very active, and eats insects, fruit and nectar in the cloud forests of the island's mountains. Its relationship with the carnivorous plant Nepenthes lowii is one of the most curious mutualisms described in recent years.
Weight
150 g – 200 g
Size
16 cm – 20 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
