Treeshrews are slender animals with long tails and soft, greyish to reddish-brown fur.
The terrestrial species tend to be larger than the arboreal forms, and to have larger claws, which they use for digging up insect prey.
They have poorly developed canine teeth and unspecialised molars, with an overall dental formula of 
Treeshrews have good vision, which is binocular in the case of the more arboreal species.
Treeshrews are slender animals with long tails and soft, greyish to reddish-brown fur. The terrestrial species tend to be larger than the arboreal forms, and to have larger claws, which they use for digging up insect prey. They have poorly developed canine teeth and unspecialised molars, with an overall dental formula of 
Treeshrews have good vision, which is binocular in the case of the more arboreal species.
Treeshrew