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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Mammals > Eutheria > Scandentia > Tupaiidae > Tupaia

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Tupaia  

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Scope note

  • A genus of tree shrews of the family TUPAIIDAE which consists of about 12 species. One of the most frequently encountered species is T. glis. Members of this genus inhabit rain forests and secondary growth areas in southeast Asia.

History note

  • 91(81); was see under TUPAIIDAE 1981-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014417

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