Pen-tailed Treeshrew

Mammals > Ptilocercidae & Treeshrews

The Pen-tailed Treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii) is the sole living representative of the family Ptilocercidae, holding a unique phylogenetic position as the most primitive extant member of the order Scandentia. Unlike all other treeshrews, which are diurnal and...

Common Treeshrew

Mammals > Treeshrews

The Common Treeshrew (Tupaia glis) is an athletic, squirrel-like, and evolutionary prominent placental mammal native to the lush, steaming lowland rainforests and plantations of Southeast Asia. Belonging to the ancient order Scandentia, this energetic forest dweller...