Tupaia palawanensis

O. Thomas, 1894

Palawan Treeshrew

Taxonomy

Subclass	: Theria
Infraclass	: Placentalia
Magnorder	: Boreoeutheria
Superorder	: Euarchontoglires
Order	: Scandentia
Family	: Tupaiidae
Genus	: Tupaia

Species status

Living

Found in the wild

Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1894-04-01. On the Palawan representative of Tupaia ferruginea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)13(76):367.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19242729

Original name as described

Tupaia ferruginea palawanensis

Other common names

Calamian Treeshrew

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1894.2.1.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6e258cef-c54d-44b9-a8b7-addbfca7d982

Type locality

"Palawan" Island, Philippines.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

Subregion distribution

Distribution notes

Distribution references

Taxonomy notes

includes moellendorffi

Taxonomy notes citation

Sargis, E.J., Campbell, K.K. and Olson, L.E. 2014. Taxonomic boundaries and craniometric variation in the treeshrews (Scandentia, Tupaiidae) from the Palawan Faunal Region. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 21(1):111-123. doi:10.1007/s10914-013-9229-2

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000554

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 15 names and synonyms.

Tupaia ferruginea palawanensis

O. Thomas, 1894

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

palawanensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1894.2.1.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6e258cef-c54d-44b9-a8b7-addbfca7d982

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19242729

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1910:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16004)
Hollister (1912:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)

Tupaja möllendorffi

Matschie, 1898

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

moellendorffi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 9858

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8790758

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Name usages

Tupaia möllendorffi

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

moellendorffi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422951

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422951) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Miller (1910:393, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7616055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15164)
Hollister (1912:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)
Lyon (1913:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12090)
Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136406) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)

Tupaia ferruginea palawensis

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

palawensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

122

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422951

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:122, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422951) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Tupaia cuyonis

G. S. Miller, 1910

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

cuyonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:239182

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/376d25541-751e-4842-8176-29d79ea3be56

Authority page

393

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7616055

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Miller (1910:393, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7616055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15164)
Hollister (1912:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34354158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15163)
Lyon (1913:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12090)
Cabrera (1925:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63138)

Tupaia palawanensis

Lyon, 1913

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

palawanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306570

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Lyon (1913:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12090)
Cabrera (1925:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63138)
Lawrence (1939:28, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2775576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17817)
Sanborn (1952:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)
Corbet & Hill (1980:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Wilson (1993:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69005)
Esselstyn, Widmann & Heaney (2004:279, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35515732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5880)
Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/110678346/123808057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tupaia mollendorffi

Cabrera, 1925

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

mollendorffi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Madrid

Name usages

Cabrera (1925:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63138)

Tupaia palawanensis busuangae

Sanborn, 1952

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

busuangae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:62969

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=8fb48752-d32e-43a1-9572-b728c2457f22

Authority page

112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785506

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Sanborn (1952:112, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785506) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)

Tupaia palawanensis cuyonis

Sanborn, 1952

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

cuyonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785505

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Sanborn (1952:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)

Tupaia palawanensis mollendorffi

Sanborn, 1952

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

mollendorffi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785505

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Sanborn (1952:111, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)

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Tupaia palawanensis palawanensis

Sanborn, 1952

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

palawanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785504

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Sanborn (1952:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2785504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15029)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Tupaia moellendorffi busuangae

K. M. Helgen, 2005

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

busuangae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)

Tupaia moellendorffi cuyonis

K. M. Helgen, 2005

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

cuyonis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)

Tupaia moellendorffi moellendorffi

K. M. Helgen, 2005

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

moellendorffi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Helgen (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8556)

Tupaia palawanensis moellendorffi

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Tupaiidae

Root name

moellendorffi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Type

Type kind

Type specimen URI

Authority page

269

Authority page URI

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

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