Madras treeshrew
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The Madras treeshrew (Anathana ellioti), also known as the Indian treeshrew, is a species of treeshrew in the monotypic genus Anathana found in the hill forests of central and southern India. The genus name is derived from the Tamil name of moongil anathaan (literally "bamboo squirrel") and the species name is after Sir Walter Elliot of the Indian Civil Services in Madras.
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Madras treeshrew[1] | |
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In Satpura National Park, Pachmarhi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Scandentia |
Family: | Tupaiidae |
Genus: | Anathana Lyon, 1913 |
Species: | A. ellioti |
Binomial name | |
Anathana ellioti (Waterhouse, 1850)[4] | |
Madras treeshrew range |
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