Ptilocercidae

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Ptilocercidae is a small family of nocturnal, arboreal treeshrews best known for the pen-tailed treeshrew, a Southeast Asian mammal with a distinctive feathered tail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mammal family
activityPeriod night
characteristicBehavior arboreal
nocturnal
characteristicTrait feathered tail in member species
class Mammalia
commonName pen-tailed treeshrew family NERFINISHED
containsSpecies Ptilocercus lowii NERFINISHED
containsTaxon Ptilocercus NERFINISHED
describedAs family of treeshrews
diet omnivorous
distinguishedBy long feathered tail of member species
ecologicalNiche arboreal insectivore-omnivore
endothermy endothermic
firstAppearance Cenozoic NERFINISHED
geographicDistribution Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
habitat arboreal habitats
tropical forests
hasBodyPlan treeshrew-like
hasHair true
hasMammaryGlands true
hasMember pen-tailed treeshrew NERFINISHED
hasVertebralColumn true
higherClassification Euarchontoglires NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
locomotion climbing
memberOf Scandentia NERFINISHED
notableFor pen-tailed treeshrew NERFINISHED
numberOfExtantSpecies 1
numberOfGenera 1
order Scandentia NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Tupaiidae NERFINISHED
reproductiveMode viviparous
sensoryAdaptation enhanced nocturnal vision
well-developed sense of smell
subdivisionRanks genus
taxonRank family
temporalActivityPattern nocturnal
typeGenus Ptilocercus NERFINISHED

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Scandentia hasMemberTaxon Ptilocercidae