NO. 1976. 



TREE8HREW8: FAMILY TUPAIIDjE—LYON. 



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Tupaia glis ferruginea is found on the nearby mainland of Tringanu. 

 T. I. ohscura and longicauda are quite different from the tupaias 

 found on Tioman, Pemangil, and Aor, which are distinctly of the 

 ferruginea type. 



Mr. Kloss ^ makes the following interesting observations on the 

 habits of this treeshrew: "Of the numerous species of Tupaia which I 

 collected personally, T. longicauda with T. mcoharica, Zelebor and its 

 subspecies T. (N.) surda, Miller, alone are truly arboreal in habit. As 

 a rule the so-called 'treeshrews' are seen and trapped on the ground 

 where they Hve and feed, or, at most, climb occasionally into low 

 bushes. In them the tail is shorter than the head and body length. 

 The above-named animals, which are met with in high trees and have 

 the habits of squirrels, all possess a tail that is considerably longer 

 than the length of head and body." 



Measurements of Tupaia lacernata lacernata and T. lacernata raviana. 



1 Journ. Fed. Malay States Mus., vol. 4, p. 191. 



2 dpm^, dpm* still in place. 



3 Skull only. 



< Preserved'in alcohol. 

 ' Adult. 



8 dpm* nearly displaced, ci just appearing but dc 

 still in place. 

 ' pm* just appearing, dpm^ still in place. 

 8 Type. 



