Madras treeshrew, Indian tree shrew (Anathana ellioti) The Madras treeshrew (Anathana ellioti)
Date 22 February 2016, 07:58:28
Author David V. Raju https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Davidvraju
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The Madras treeshrew or Indian treeshrew (Anathana ellioti) 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.
Order: Scandentia
Family: Tupaiidae
Genus: Anathana
Species: Anathana ellioti (Waterhouse, 1850)
