Dendrogale
Genus of mammals
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Dendrogale is a genus of treeshrew in the family Tupaiidae found in Southeast Asia and Borneo.[1] It contains these species:
- Bornean smooth-tailed treeshrew (D. melanura)
- Northern smooth-tailed treeshrew (D. murina)
| Dendrogale | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Scandentia |
| Family: | Tupaiidae |
| Genus: | Dendrogale J. E. Gray, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Hylogalea murina | |
| Species | |
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Dendrogale diverged from the rest of the Tupaiidae family at 34.77 mya, and is considered the most basal tupaiid genus.[2]
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