tree shrew

tree shrew

See also: treeshrew and tree-shrew

English

Alternative forms

• treeshrew, tree-shrew

Noun

tree shrew (plural tree shrews)

1. A small mammal native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, resembling the shrew, in order Scandentia.

Wikispecies

Hyponyms

• pen-tailed treeshrew (species Ptilocercus lowii)
• northern tree shrew (species Tupaia belangeri)
• banxring (genus Tupaia)

Translations

small shrew-like animal

Finnish: tupaija (fi) Hungarian: mókuscickány Indonesian: tupai (id) Malay: tupai tanah Mandarin: 樹鼩目, 树鼩目

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