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Descriptor English:
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Tupaiidae
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Tupaiidae
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Tupaiidae
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Synonyms English:
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Ptilocercus
Shrew, Tree
Shrews, Tree
Tree Shrew
Tree Shrews
Treeshrew
Treeshrews
Tupaiinae
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Tree Number:
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B01.050.150.900.649.313.996.770
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Definition English:
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The only family of the order SCANDENTIA, variously included in the order Insectivora or in the order Primates, and often in the order Microscelidea, consisting of five genera. They are TUPAIA, Ananthana (Indian tree shrew), Dendrogale (small smooth-tailed tree shrew), Urogale (Mindanao tree shrew), and Ptilocercus (pen-tailed tree shrew). The tree shrews inhabit the forest areas of eastern Asia from India and southwestern China to Borneo and the Philippines. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse entry term TREE SHREWS with SHREWS (insectivore)
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History Note English:
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81; was TREE SHREWS see under PROSIMIANS 1975-80, see under PRIMATES 1972-74
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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14817
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Unique Identifier:
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D014418
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