The only family of the order SCANDENTIA, variously included in the order Insectivora or in the order Primates, and often in the order Microscelidea, consisting of five genera. They are TUPAIA, Ananthana (Indian tree shrew), Dendrogale (small smooth-tailed tree shrew), Urogale (Mindanao tree shrew), and Ptilocercus (pen-tailed tree shrew). The tree shrews inhabit the forest areas of eastern Asia from India and southwestern China to Borneo and the Philippines.

Annotation

do not confuse entry term TREE SHREWS with SHREWS (insectivore)

DUI

D014418 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0022163

History note

81; was TREE SHREWS see under PROSIMIANS 1975-80, see under PRIMATES 1972-74

Online note

use TUPAIIDAE to search TREE SHREWS 1975-80; use PRIMATES 1972-74

Public note

81; was TREE SHREWS see under PROSIMIANS 1975-80, see under PRIMATES 1972-74