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title: "Common Treeshrew"
description: "Tupaia glis — Mammals. The common treeshrew (Tupaia glis) is a small mammal in the treeshrew family Tupaiidae, and is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-treeshrew
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Common Treeshrew

> Tupaia glis — Mammals. The common treeshrew (Tupaia glis) is a small mammal in the treeshrew family Tupaiidae, and is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

- Scientific name: *Tupaia glis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1032
- Wikidata: [Q581661](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q581661)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46283](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46283)

## Names

- en: Common Treeshrew
- de: Gewöhnliche Spitzhörnchen
- es: Tupaya común
- fr: Toupaye commun
- nl: Gewone toepaja
- pl: Tupaja pospolita

## Countries with the most observations

MY (482), SG (341), TH (85)

## Summary

The common treeshrew (Tupaia glis) is a small mammal in the treeshrew family Tupaiidae, and is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. It has been listed as Least Concern by IUCN as it remains common and displays some adaptability to ongoing habitat loss.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_treeshrew

## Photo

![Common Treeshrew](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-treeshrew/medium.jpg)

Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46283

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-treeshrew?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).