Wildlifeof Vietnam
Northern Smooth-tailed Treeshrew
Pangolins, Treeshrews, Shrews & Gymnures
Photo: Nathan Ruser · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dendrogale murina
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Mainly invertebrates; rarely fruit and plants
Habitat
Tropical forest and disturbed areas, dense bamboo and rattan thickets, forest edges, stream valleys and roadside bamboo groves
Range
Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam
The northern smooth-tailed treeshrew is a species of treeshrew in the family Tupaiidae found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. Its diet primarily consists of invertebrates but rarely includes fruits and plants (Wikipedia, general species account).
It inhabits tropical forests and disturbed areas, especially dense bamboo and rattan thickets. It is commonly found along forest edges, stream valleys and roadside bamboo groves.
Quick answers
- What does the Northern Smooth-tailed Treeshrew eat?
- Mainly invertebrates; rarely fruit and plants
- What habitat does the Northern Smooth-tailed Treeshrew live in?
- Tropical forest and disturbed areas, dense bamboo and rattan thickets, forest edges, stream valleys and roadside bamboo groves
- Where is the Northern Smooth-tailed Treeshrew found?
- Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam