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| Philippine Tree Shrew (Urogale everetti) |
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Discoverer: Thaomas, 1892 IUCN: VULNERABLE Distribution: Philippines only; endemic to the Mindanao Faunal Region. Recorded from Dinagat (DMNH), Mindanao (Bukidnon [FMNH], Davao del Sur [FMNH], Misamis Occidental [FMNH], Misamis Oriental [FMNH], South Cotabato [AMNH], Surigao del Norte [DMNH], and Zamboanga del Sur [USNM] provinces), and Siargao (DMNH). Habitat: Scarce to common in primary forest from 750 m to 2250 m (Musser & Heaney, 1992; Sanborn, 1952; Heaney et al., unpubl. data). Description: 17-20cm (6-3/4 - 7-3/4in) tail: 11-17cm (4-1/4 - 7-3/4in). A particularly elongate snout and a rounded, ?wvwn?-haired tail are characteristics of the Philippine tree shrew. Its fur is brownish, but with orange or yellow underparts. Active during the day, it climbs well and runs fast on the ground. Its diet is varied and includes insects, lizards, young birds and bird's eggs and fruit. In the wild, Philippine tree shrews are thought to nest on the ground or on cliffs. Their breeding habits have been observed in captivity, where females observed in captivity, where females have produced 1 or 2 young after a gestation of 54 to 56 days. Status: Widespread, and locally common in forest on Dinagat and Mindanao, but dependent on lowland forest that has been largely destroyed. Comments: Photograph Information: courtesy of "Mammals of the Philippines" by Heaney [ head drawing], "A Synopsis of the Mammalian Fauna of the Philippine Islands" by ©2002 (photograph by L. Heaney) |
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