Dendrogale murina
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The northern smooth-tailed treeshrew (Dendrogale murina) is a species of treeshrew in the family Tupaiidae found in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Their diet primarily consists of invertebrates but rarely includes fruits and plants.
The northern smooth-tailed treeshrew inhabits tropical forests and disturbed areas, especially in dense bamboo and rattan thickets. It is commonly found along forest edges, stream valleys, and roadside bamboo groves. Endo et al. (July 1999) Functional morphology of the locomotor system in the northern smooth-tailed tree shrew (Dendrogale murina). Annals of Anatomy. Vol. 181, Number 4. pp. 397–402
Olson et al. (2005) Intraordinal phylogenetics of treeshrews (Mammalia: Scandentia)based on evidence from the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Vol. 35. pp. 656–673. Olson et al. (March 2004) Phylogenetic Relationships Among Treeshrews (Scandentia): A Review and Critique of the Morphological Evidence. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. Vol. 11, Number 1. pp. 49–71.
Shchipanov, N. A.; A. A. Kalinin. (October 2006) Distribution of small mammals in three layers of south Vietnam rainforest. Doklady... Wikipedia →
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Vietnam · 2026
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Smooth-tailed Treeshrew sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 28 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Smooth-tailed Treeshrew in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and September, the lowest months. Those are among Cat Tien National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 490 mm in July.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Smooth-tailed Treeshrew sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Cat Tien National Park, in our data
Cat Tien National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Northern Smooth-tailed Treeshrew sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Smooth-tailed Treeshrew is recorded against all the mammals logged in Cat Tien National Park (42 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
