Tupaiidae

E728062

Tupaiidae is a family of small, squirrel-like mammals known as treeshrews, native to tropical forests of Southeast Asia.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tupaiidae canonical 3

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mammal family
activityPattern diurnal
bodyLengthRange approximately 10 to 23 centimeters
bodyMassRange approximately 50 to 350 grams
class Mammalia
closelyRelatedTo Ptilocercidae NERFINISHED
commonName treeshrews
describedBy John Edward Gray NERFINISHED
diet insectivorous
omnivorous
distribution Borneo NERFINISHED
Cambodia NERFINISHED
Indonesia NERFINISHED
Java NERFINISHED
Laos NERFINISHED
Malaysia NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
Philippines NERFINISHED
Sulawesi NERFINISHED
Sumatra NERFINISHED
Thailand NERFINISHED
Vietnam NERFINISHED
southern China NERFINISHED
etymology derived from Malay word "tupai" meaning squirrel-like animal
habitat plantations
secondary forest
tropical rainforest
hasCharacteristic large eyes
long furry tail
long slender snout
sharp claws for climbing
hasMemberGenus Anathana NERFINISHED
Dendrogale NERFINISHED
Ptilocercus NERFINISHED
Tupaia NERFINISHED
Urogale NERFINISHED
isNot primate
rodent
kingdom Animalia
languageOfName Latin NERFINISHED
locomotion arboreal
terrestrial
nativeTo Southeast Asia
tropical forests
order Scandentia NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction placental
resembles squirrels
tailLengthRange approximately 8 to 20 centimeters
taxonRank family
typeGenus Tupaia NERFINISHED
typicalFood fruit
insects
nectar

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scandentia hasMemberTaxon Tupaiidae
Scandentia typeFamily Tupaiidae
Nicobar tree shrew family Tupaiidae