The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

TREE SHREW

Tree Shrew is the popular name for the order Scandentia of animals (family Tupaiidae). They are arboreal shrews found only in India and Malaysia. They resemble squirrels in external appearance, but have the typically long muzzle of the shrews and possess a complete auditory bullae and zygomatic arches. Their orbits are large, and behind the orbit is a well-developed and complete postorbital process. They feed on insects and fruit.
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