Northern Smooth-tailed Treeshrew
Dendrogale murina
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 71
- Most observed in
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The northern smooth-tailed treeshrew (Dendrogale murina) is a species of treeshrew in the family Tupaiidae found in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Their diet primarily consists of invertebrates but rarely includes fruits and plants. The northern smooth-tailed treeshrew inhabits tropical forests and disturbed areas, especially in dense bamboo and rattan thickets. It is commonly found along forest edges, stream valleys, and roadside bamboo groves.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Northern smooth-tailed treeshrew”.