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Woodman-Treeshrews

By Eastern Ecological Science Center
Tree shrew cover page for Journal of Mammalogy Digital X-ray of the right manus Map of Southeast Asia: approximate ranges of 8 treeshrew taxa

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Tree shrew cover page for Journal of Mammalogy

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The Challenge: Treeshrews (order Scandentia) are small-bodied mammals endemic to South and Southeast Asia. Since it was first described in 1820, the Common Treeshrew (Tupaia glis) has had a complex taxonomic history that has led to widely variable estimates of diversity, misidentification of populations, and general confusion regarding it and closely related species. One result is that T. glis has...
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Species Management Research Program, Eastern Ecological Science Center
Diversity and Biogeography of Treeshrews

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The Challenge: Treeshrews (order Scandentia) are small-bodied mammals endemic to South and Southeast Asia. Since it was first described in 1820, the Common Treeshrew (Tupaia glis) has had a complex taxonomic history that has led to widely variable estimates of diversity, misidentification of populations, and general confusion regarding it and closely related species. One result is that T. glis has...
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