Mountain Treeshrew
Tupaia montana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderScandentia (Treeshrews)
- FamilyTupaiidae (Treeshrews)
- GenusTupaia
- SpeciesTupaia montana (Mountain Treeshrew)
The mountain treeshrew (Tupaia montana) is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae. It is endemic to Borneo and inhabits montane forests in Sarawak and Sabah, Malaysia, and Kalimantan, Indonesia, as well as a part of southeastern Brunei. The first specimen was described by Oldfield Thomas and was part of a zoological collection from northern Borneo obtained by the British Museum of Natural History. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Treeshrew sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Treeshrew in Kinabalu Park?
About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Treeshrew sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mountain Treeshrew in Kinabalu Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Treeshrew in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.