#common treeshrew

Common treeshrew

Tupaia glis

Family Tupaiidae, order Scandentia, grandorder Euarchonta, superorder Euarchontoglires

Another tree shrew! This time, one of the more well known ones. It’s one of the larger tree shrews, at an average of 16-21 cm body length and 12-20 cm tail length. The average weight is 190 grams.

They are diurnal and have territories which they frequently mark with scent glands in the chest and scrotum. Territories of males and females will often overlap, while male and male or female and female territories overlap far less often. Territories of two adults with high overlap are thought to be indicative of a stable pair. Juveniles’ territories are thought to overlap with family members until they are grown.

The history of this animal’s classification is very interesting. They were first thought to be in Sorex, with shrews. Their current classification is still not entirely certain.

Because of their close relationship to primates and developed senses of vision and hearing, these guys are used by researchers as animal models for human disease.

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つ、つぱい…!!!!!!!!

完全に初めて見た!!!リスだね〜って通り過ぎる人いるはず。もっとやばいいきものだよって書いとけばいいのに結構上野って情報が不充分ですよね。

歯が見えて嬉しかった。

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