Scandentia
The treeshrews (also called tree shrews or banxrings) are small mammals native to the tropical forests of South and Southeast Asia. They make up the entire order Scandentia (; from Latin ), which split into two families: the Tupaiidae (19 species, "ordinary" treeshrews), and the Ptilocercidae (one species, the pen-tailed treeshrew).
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Scandentia is an order of small mammals called treeshrews that live in the tropical forests of South and Southeast Asia. It includes two families: the Tupaiidae with 19 species of ordinary treeshrews, and the Ptilocercidae with a single species known as the pen-tailed treeshrew.
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Species
樹鼩目（學名：Scandentia），又称攀兽目，生活在东南亚的热带雨林中，有2科5属20种。樹鼩目成员的外形像松鼠，但吻尖而长。樹鼩目成员的齿分化不明显。
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Research
1,479 papers- S100A11 Promotes Liver Steatosis via FOXO1-Mediated Autophagy and Lipogenesis.Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology · 2021
- Survey anatomy and histological observation of the nasal cavity of Tupaia belangeri chinensis (Tupaiidae, Scandentia, Mammalia).Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2022
- The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Dendrogale murina (Tupaiidae) and Phylogeny of Scandentia.Genes · 2023
- Molecular cytogenetic studies in strepsirrhine primates, Dermoptera and Scandentia.Cytogenetic and genome research · 2012
- The northern treeshrew (Scandentia: Tupaiidae: Tupaia belangeri) in the context of primate locomotor evolution: A comprehensive analysis of gait, positional, and grasping behavior.Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2022
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9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Reproduction
- Behavior
- Diet
- Taxonomy
- Order Scandentia
- Fossil record
- See also
- References
The treeshrews (also called tree shrews or banxrings) are small mammals native to the tropical forests of South and Southeast Asia. They make up the entire order Scandentia (; from Latin ), which split into two families: the Tupaiidae (19 species, "ordinary" treeshrews), and the Ptilocercidae (one species, the pen-tailed treeshrew).
Though called 'treeshrews', and despite having previously been classified in Insectivora, they are not true shrews, and not all species live in trees. They are omnivores; among other things, treeshrews eat fruit. As fellow members of Euarchonta, treeshrews are closely related to primates, and have been used as an alternative to primates in experimental studies of myopia, psychosocial stress, and hepatitis.