Pen-tailed treeshrew
The pen-tailed treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii) is a treeshrew of the family Ptilocercidae native to southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and some Indonesian islands.
| Pen-tailed treeshrew | |
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| Illustration in 1848 species description | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Scandentia |
| Family: | Ptilocercidae |
| Genus: | Ptilocercus |
| Species: | P. lowii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilocercus lowii Gray, 1848 | |
| Pen-tailed treeshrew range | |
It is the only living species in the genus Ptilocercus. All other treeshrew species are grouped in the family Tupaiidae.
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