Northern smooth-tailed treeshrew
The northern smooth-tailed treeshrew (Dendrogale murina) is a species of treeshrew in the family Tupaiidae found in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2] Their diet primarily consists of invertebrates but rarely includes fruits and plants.[4]
| Northern smooth-tailed treeshrew[1] | |
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| The northern smooth-tailed treeshrew from Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Scandentia |
| Family: | Tupaiidae |
| Genus: | Dendrogale |
| Species: | D. murina |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrogale murina | |
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| Northern smooth-tailed treeshrew range | |
References
- Gardner, A. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Timmins, R.J. (2016). "Dendrogale murina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41490A22278606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41490A22278606.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- Selig, Keegan R; Sargis, Eric J; Silcox, Mary T (2019-11-01). Scheibe, John (ed.). "The frugivorous insectivores? Functional morphological analysis of molar topography for inferring diet in extant treeshrews (Scandentia)". Journal of Mammalogy: gyz151. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyz151. ISSN 0022-2372.
Further reading
- Endo et al. (July 1999) Functional morphology of the locomotor system in the northern smooth-tailed tree shrew (Dendrogale murina). Annals of Anatomy. Vol. 181, Number 4. pp. 397–402
- Olson et al. (2005) Intraordinal phylogenetics of treeshrews (Mammalia: Scandentia)based on evidence from the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Vol. 35. pp. 656–673.
- Olson et al. (March 2004) Phylogenetic Relationships Among Treeshrews (Scandentia): A Review and Critique of the Morphological Evidence. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. Vol. 11, Number 1. pp. 49–71.
- Shchipanov, N. A.; A. A. Kalinin. (October 2006) Distribution of small mammals in three layers of south Vietnam rainforest. Doklady Biological Sciences. Vol. 410, Number 1. pp. 387–390.
- Timmins et al. (September 2003) Distribution, status and ecology of the mainland slender-tailed treeshrew Dendrogale murina. Mammal Review. Vol. 33, Issue 3–4. pp 272–283.
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