Tree Shrew. A small mammal native to the tropical forests of southeast asia, resembling the shrew, in order scandentia. Tree shrew, small, arboreal mammal of the family tupaiidae, found in s asia.
The tree shrew, native to the forests of southeast asia, is not a true shrew. Meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, antonyms, origin, difficulty, usage index and more. Among orders of mammals, treeshrews are. 1893, in the meaning defined above.
They are most notable for their mothering practices.
Species accountphysical characteristicsin physical appearance, tree shrews resemble a squirrel with a long snout, nose. Among other things, treeshrews eat fruit. Tree shrew synonyms, tree shrew pronunciation, tree shrew translation, english dictionary definition of tree shrew. Like elephant shrews, tree shrews have often been considered a divergent family of insectivora.
