| Common name |
Northern Tree Shrew |
| Specific name |
Tupaia belangeri |
| Family |
Tupaidae |
| Behaviour |
Despite their name the Norhern tree shrew spends much time on the ground rooting through leaf
litter using their elongated sensitive noses to find insects and seeds. Tree shrew babies are fed just once every 2 days. |
| Diet |
Insects, fruit, seeds, leaves, occasional small mammals and lizards |
| Habitat |
The Northern tree shrew is found in a variety of habitats including deciduous and evergreen primary forest and secondary forest, oil palm and coconut plantations |
| Status |
Least concern |
| Location |
South East Asia |
Shaldon Wildlife Trust is the European Studbook holder for this species and coordinates them within Europe
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