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Treeshrews
Temporal range: Palaeocene recent - present
Anathana ellioti.jpg
Madras Treeshrew (Anathana ellioti)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Infraclass:
Eutheria
Superorder:
Euarchontoglires
Order:
Scandentia

Wagner, 1855
Families
  • Tupaiidae
  • Ptilocercidae

A treeshrew is a small mammal from the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. They make up the families Tupaiidae and Ptilocercidae and all of order Scandentia. There are 20 species in 5 genera.

Although called treeshrews, they are not true shrews (although they were previously classified in the Insectivora), and are not all arboreal. Among other things, they eat Rafflesia fruit.

Images for kids

  • The Madras treeshrew (Anathana ellioti) by Davidraju img7

    Madras treeshrew (Anathana ellioti)

  • Tupaia belangeri

    Northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri)

  • Tupaia javanica

    Horsfield's treeshrew (T. javanica)

  • The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846 (8338415184)

    Pen-tailed treeshrew (1850 depiction of Ptilocercus lowii)

  • Dentition tupaia

    Dentition of Tupaia

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Escandentios para niños

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