Madras Treeshrew
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| iMadras Treeshrew<ref Name=MSW3>Helgen, Kristofer M. (November 16, 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 104. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.</ref> | ||||||||||||||
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Near Threatened (LR/nt)<ref name=IUCN>CBSG CAMP Workshop, India (2000). Anathana ellioti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.</ref> </div> | ||||||||||||||
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| Anathana ellioti (Waterhouse, 1850)<ref>Waterhouse, G. (1850). "Description of a new species of Tupaia discovered in continental India by Walter Elliot Esq". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1849: 106-108.</ref> | ||||||||||||||
| Image:Anathana ellioti map.png Madras Treeshrew range
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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 or bamboo squirrel and the species name is after Sir Walter Elliot of the Indian Civil Services in Madras.
This treeshrew is 16.0 to 18.5 cm long with a tail of 16.5 to 19.5 cm. Its dental formula is I 2/3 C 1/1 P 3/3 M 3/3. The dentition is suited for an omnivorous diet.<ref>Verma, K. (1965). "Notes on the Biology and Anatomy of the Indian Tree-Shrew, Anathana wroughtoni". Mammalia 29: 289-330.</ref>
The Madras Treeshrew is found on the Indian subcontinent south of the Ganges River. Three subspecies have been described — A. e. ellioti of the Eastern Ghats, Biligirirangan and the Shevaroy Hills of Southern India, A. e. pallida from Central India primarily in Madhya Pradesh and Raipur, and A. e. wroughtoni from the Satpura Range and the Dangs near Bombay. Little is known about the status of these populations.
This species of treeshrew is not particularly arboreal and spends much of its time on the ground or clambering about on rocky terrain in the search of insects and seeds.<ref>Bora, S. (2002). Anathana ellioti. Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.</ref> It is easily separated from the squirrels in the field by the shape and color of the tail and the upward curve in which it is held when walking about.
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