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Tupaiidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superorder
  
Euarchontoglires

Scientific name
  
Tupaiidae

Rank
  
Family

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scandentia

Higher classification
  
Treeshrew


Lower classifications
  
Common treeshrew, Northern treeshrew, Horsfield's treeshrew

The Tupaiidae are one of two families of treeshrews, the other family being Ptilocercidae. The family contains four genera and 19 species. The family name derives from tupai, the Malay word for treeshrew and also for squirrel which the Tupaiidae superficially resemble.

Unlike shrews, they contain a fairly large brain for their size.

Taxonomy

  • Order: Scandentia
  • Family Tupaiidae
  • Genus Anathana
  • Madras treeshrew, A. ellioti
  • Genus Dendrogale
  • Bornean smooth-tailed treeshrew, D. melanura
  • Northern smooth-tailed treeshrew, D. murina
  • Genus Tupaia
  • Northern treeshrew, T. belangeri
  • Golden-bellied treeshrew, T. chrysogaster
  • Striped treeshrew, T. dorsalis
  • Common treeshrew, T. glis
  • Slender treeshrew, T. gracilis
  • Horsfield's treeshrew, T. javanica
  • Long-footed treeshrew, T. longipes
  • Pygmy treeshrew, T. minor
  • Calamian treeshrew, T. moellendorffi
  • Mountain treeshrew, T. montana
  • Nicobar treeshrew, T. nicobarica
  • Palawan treeshrew, T. palawanensis
  • Painted treeshrew, T. picta
  • Ruddy treeshrew, T. splendidula
  • Large treeshrew, T. tana
  • Genus Urogale
  • Mindanao treeshrew, U. evereti

    • References

    Tupaiidae Wikipedia
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