| Northern Treeshrew | |
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| Tupaia belangeri | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Scandentia |
| Family: | Tupaiidae |
| Genus: | Tupaia |
| Species: | T. belangeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Tupaia belangeri (Wagner, 1841) |
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| Northern Treeshrew range | |
The Northern Treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri) is a species of treeshrew found in Southeast Asia.
It was chosen as one of the 16 mammals to have their genomes sequenced by the Broad Institute, and a low coverage assembly of genome was released by the Broad Institute in June 2006. The genome will be useful in comparisons with the other genomes to identify genes.[2] Complete mitochondrial genome data supports the hypothesis that there is a closer phylogenetic relationship of Tupaia to rabbits than to primates.[3]
Adult weight : 0.2 kg (0.44 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 11 years
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