Indian Tree Shrew
Posted in Nature Notes on Feb 3rd, 2009 8 Comments »
Initially thought to be primates (related to monkeys), tree shrews were later classified as rodents (related to mice and rats). And now, on further studies, it has been assigned to a separate order Scandentia.
There are 18 species of tree shrews found in the world, with Borneo alone having ten species! All tree shrews are confined […]