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- noun Alternative spelling of
tree shrew .
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Five endemic mammal species are considered vulnerable, including Acerodon leucotis, the Palawan treeshrew (Tupaia palawanensis), the Palawan stink badger (Mydaus marchei), the Palawan binturong (Arctictis binturong whitei), and a Sunda tree squirrel (Sundasciurus rabori).
Palawan rain forests 2008
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The pix of the treeshrew is from Mamalia Semenanjung Malaysia by a special friend of ours, Mohd Momin Khan, the best book for Peninsular Malaysia mammals, and was drawn by another pal of mine Teh Yew Kiang.
Archive 2007-07-01 Glenda Larke 2007
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And today, a treeshrew which does not live in trees and is not a shrew, or a squirrel, or in fact any kind of rodent, set off the burglar alarm by scampering down the passageway after entering through the back window.
I live in a zoo, I swear... Glenda Larke 2007
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The pix of the treeshrew is from Mamalia Semenanjung Malaysia by a special friend of ours, Mohd Momin Khan, the best book for Peninsular Malaysia mammals, and was drawn by another pal of mine Teh Yew Kiang.
I live in a zoo, I swear... Glenda Larke 2007
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And today, a treeshrew which does not live in trees and is not a shrew, or a squirrel, or in fact any kind of rodent, set off the burglar alarm by scampering down the passageway after entering through the back window.
Archive 2007-07-01 Glenda Larke 2007
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(07 / 28 / 2008) The pentailed treeshrew, sporting a mouse-like body and feathery tail, seems an unlikely drinker.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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(07 / 28 / 2008) The pentailed treeshrew, sporting a mouse-like body and feathery tail, seems an unlikely drinker.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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Interestingly, a few species of mammals including the slow loris and the pentailed treeshrew (with which we share a common ancestor) not only have a predilection for alcohol but also a natural tolerance.
A New Start 2009
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(07 / 28 / 2008) The pentailed treeshrew, sporting a mouse-like body and feathery tail, seems an unlikely drinker.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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(07 / 28 / 2008) The pentailed treeshrew, sporting a mouse-like body and feathery tail, seems an unlikely drinker.
Mongabay.com News 2009
mollusque commented on the word treeshrew
Thanks, yarb. Surprised I didn't think of this myself, considering that I commented on tree shrew a while ago.
October 15, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word treeshrew
See also large treeshrew for some fun facts.
October 15, 2008