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Madras Tree Shrew or Indian Tree Shrew (Anathana ellioti), family Tupaiidae, order Scandentia, Maharashtra, India

While tree shrews are called shrews and resemble squirrels, they are actually much more closely related to Primates

They are omnivorous generally tree dwelling mammals native to South and Southeast Asia

Photo by Aniruddha Joshi