Belanger’s Tree Shrew
CITES II
Belanger’s Tree Shrew occurs in south-east Asia, north of the ishthmus of Kra. The species is common throughout its range, the population is stable.
Conservation
■ Listed in Appendix II of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES, or Washington Convention).
Taxonomy
■ Phylum Chordata – chordates
■ Class Mammalia – mammals
■ Order Scadentia – tree shrews
■ Family Tupaiidae – one of two families of tree shrews
■ Species Tupaia belangeri – Belanger’s Tree Shrew, or Northern Tree Shrew