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Urogale everetti
(Thomas, 1892). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.,
ser. 6, 9:250.
©2002
ORDER—SCANDENTIA
FAMILY—Tupaiidae
COMMON NAME—Mindanao tree shrew.
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).
STATUS—Widespread, and locally common in forest on Dinagat and Mindanao,
but dependent on lowland forest that has been largely destroyed. IUCN—Vulnerable.
©2002
(photograph by L. Heaney)
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