The Status of Nepal's Mammals: The National Red List Series - IUCN

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strong curved claws.
Species Ecology
The Northern Tree Shrew occurs in tropical and
subtropical forests, feeding mainly on fruits and
seeds, insects, small vertebrates and bird eggs.
Females produce one to two litters per year with
two to four young after a gestation period of six
weeks.
Conservation Status
Global: Least Concern
National: Data Deficient
Rationale for assessment: There is insufficient
information available to make an accurate
assessment of the extinction risk of this species in
Nepal.
Legal Status
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029
(1973).
National Distribution
This species occurs in east Nepal between elevations
of 2,300 m to 2,500 m.
Distribution outside Nepal
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Lao
PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam.
References
Suwal and Verheugt 1995, Smith and Xie 2008, Baral and Shah 2008.