Common Treeshrew

Common treeshrews are small, squirrel-like mammals of tropical Southeast Asia. They inhabit primary and secondary forests, plantations, gardens, and cultivated landscapes, foraging both on the ground and among low vegetation. Their elongated snouts, large eyes, mobile ears, and long tails give them a distinctive appearance. Individuals are active during daylight and use scent marking extensively, maintaining territories while sheltering and nesting in tree cavities, roots, bamboo, or dense vegetation. (Animal Diversity Web)

Common treeshrews are omnivores that consume insects, other invertebrates, fruits, seeds, and leaves. They forage actively, investigating bark, leaf litter, and vegetation with their pointed snouts. Females generally produce one to three young after gestation lasting approximately forty-six to fifty days. Their unusual parental system involves brief nursing visits to a separate nursery nest rather than continuous attendance. The highly concentrated milk allows the young to grow between infrequent maternal feedings. (Animal Diversity Web)