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Tupaiidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Tupaiidae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.313.996.770
Unique ID
D014418
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014418
Annotation
do not confuse entry term TREE SHREWS with SHREWS (insectivore)
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Ptilocercus
Shrews, Tree
Tree Shrews
Treeshrews
Tupaiinae
Registry Numbers
txid9393
txid320337
Related Numbers
txid320337
Public MeSH Note
81; was TREE SHREWS see under PROSIMIANS 1975-80, see under PRIMATES 1972-74
Online Note
use TUPAIIDAE to search TREE SHREWS 1975-80; use PRIMATES 1972-74
History Note
81; was TREE SHREWS see under PROSIMIANS 1975-80, see under PRIMATES 1972-74
Date Introduced
1981/01/01
Last Updated
2020/09/02
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