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Northern tree shrew
Adult weight : 0.2 kg (0.44 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 11 years
Gestation : 46 days
Weaning : 36 days
Litter size : 2
Litters per year : 8
Weight at birth : 0.01 kg (0.022 lbs)
Northern tree shrew
Order : Scandentia
Family : Tupaiidae
Subfamily : Tupaiinae
Species : Tupaia belangeri
Which zoos have them?
Smithsonian National Zoological Park (United States)The Northern tree shrew is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Facts about the northern tree shrew
General description My specimen of Tupaia belangeri is a small (19 cm from the last sacral vertebra to the tip of the snout) mammal from Southeast Asia. (Full text)
Tupaia belangeri is a small primate used as a model organism since it is closer to humans and chimpanzees than other model organisms like mice and rats. (Full text)
1. Tupaia, genus Tupaia -- (type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews)Tupaia
genus Tupaia
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