The fossil of a small mammal resembling squirrels in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ramnagar area could hold the key to determining the true age of the region. The fossils, resembling treeshrew squirrels, belong ...

The common treeshrew – a small mammal native to Southeast Asia – appears fairly unremarkable at first glance. However, a new study has found that, in fact, the animal is an evolutionary rule-breaker ...

Meet the critter that breaks the rules – well two rules of island living, anyway. The common treeshrew, otherwise known as Tupaia glis, is a small, squirrel-like creature that spends its days foraging ...

New Haven, Conn. -- A new study has exposed the common treeshrew, a small and skittish mammal that inhabits the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, as an ecogeographical rule breaker. According to the ...

Jan. 5 (UPI) --The tiny treeshrew is a breaker of evolutionary rules, specifically of the ecogeographical type. According to a new paper published this week in the journal Ecology and Evolution, the ...

On Nicobar Island, in the Indian Ocean, a most unusual hunting party is searching for food. Through the branches of the forest, the tiny Nicobar treeshrew scuttles about searching for insects. They’re ...

Many humans gravitate towards food that has a kick, but this is (understandably) a complete anomaly in the animal kingdom. THE ONLY OTHER animal known to seek out the heat of capsaicin – the active ...

Although the treeshrew consumes enough alcohol to be inebriated one-in-three nights, the small mammal can hold its liquor better than humans The pentailed treeshrew, sporting a mouse-like body and ...