-
species live in trees. They are omnivores;
among other things,
treeshrews eat fruit.
Treeshrews have a
higher brain to body m****
ratio than any
other mammal...
- Dulit.
Mountain treeshrews have
mostly been
recorded in
montane outcrops above 600 m (2,000 ft). In
their natural habitat,
mountain treeshrews were observed...
- as a
separate family from the rest of the
treeshrews which diverged around 60
million years ago.
Treeshrews are
considered very
close relatives of primates...
- Sargis, E.J. & Martin, R.D. (2004). "Phylogenetic
relationships among treeshrews (Scandentia): A
review and
critique of the
morphological evidence" (PDF)...
- some
adaptability to
ongoing habitat loss. The
common treeshrew is one of the
largest among treeshrews.
Average body
length is
between 16 and 21 cm (6.3 and...
-
Andreas Wagner first used the
specific name
Cladobates belangeri for
treeshrews that had been
collected in Pegu
during a
French expedition to Southeast...
- in the
lowlands and
hills of Borneo.
Large treeshrews are the most
predominantly terrestrial of all
treeshrew species. They are
usually on the
forest floor...
- The
Palawan treeshrew (Tupaia palawanensis) is a
treeshrew species endemic to the
Palawan Island, Philippines,
where it
occurs from sea
level to an elevation...
- Lanier, H.C.; Sargis, E.J.; Olson, L.E. (2011). "Molecular
phylogeny of
treeshrews (Mammalia: Scandentia) and the
timescale of
diversification in Southeast...
- The
Nicobar treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica) is a
treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae. It is
endemic to the
Nicobar Islands where it
inhabits the islands'...
