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title: "Lesser Treeshrew"
description: "Tupaia minor — Mammiferi. The pygmy treeshrew (Tupaia minor) is a treeshrew species within the family Tupaiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/lesser-treeshrew
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Treeshrew

> Tupaia minor — Mammiferi. The pygmy treeshrew (Tupaia minor) is a treeshrew species within the family Tupaiidae.

- Scientific name: *Tupaia minor*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 244
- Wikidata: [Q935284](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935284)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46286](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46286)

## Names

- en: Lesser Treeshrew
- de: Zwergspitzhörnchen
- es: Tupaya pigmea de Lesser
- fr: Toupaye nain
- nl: Kleine toepaja

## Countries with the most observations

MY (168), ID (24)

## Summary

The pygmy treeshrew (Tupaia minor) is a treeshrew species within the family Tupaiidae. It is native to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. The generic name is derived from the Malay word tupai meaning squirrel or small animals that resemble squirrels.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/220629142

## Machine access

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