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title: "Madras Treeshrew"
description: "Anathana ellioti — Mammiferi. The Madras treeshrew (Anathana ellioti), also known as the Indian treeshrew, is a species of treeshrew in the monotypic genus Anathana found in the hill forests of central and southern India."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/madras-treeshrew
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Madras Treeshrew

> Anathana ellioti — Mammiferi. The Madras treeshrew (Anathana ellioti), also known as the Indian treeshrew, is a species of treeshrew in the monotypic genus Anathana found in the hill forests of central and southern India.

- Scientific name: *Anathana ellioti*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 77
- Wikidata: [Q581371](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q581371)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46302](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46302)

## Names

- en: Madras Treeshrew
- de: Indisches Spitzhörnchen
- es: Ardilla bambú
- fr: Toupaye d'Elliot
- nl: Elliottoepaja
- pl: Anatana indyjska

## Countries with the most observations

IN (66)

## Summary

The Madras treeshrew (Anathana ellioti), also known as the Indian treeshrew, is a species of treeshrew in the monotypic genus Anathana found in the hill forests of central and southern India. The genus name is derived from the Tamil name of moongil anathaan (literally "bamboo squirrel") and the species name is after Sir Walter Elliot of the Indian Civil Services in Madras.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Joseph Wolf (artist) · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TupaiaElliotiWolf.jpg

## Machine access

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