Arboreal
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Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree.
In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or bushes.
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[edit] Examples of arboreal animals
[edit] Mammals
- African Palm Civet
- Angwantibo
- Aye-aye
- Binturong
- Cheirogaleidae
- Colugo
- Flying Fox
- Flying squirrel
- Galago
- Golden Lion Tamarin
- Indriidae
- Kinkajou
- Koala
- Leopard
- Lepilemur
- Linsang
- Lorisidae
- Marmoset
- Marten
- Margay
- New World porcupine
- Olingo
- Opossum
- Orangutan
- Proboscis Monkey
- Red-bellied Lemur
- Red Panda
- Siamang
- Silky Anteater
- Sloth
- Spider monkey
- Tamandua
- Tarsier
- Tree Hyrax
- Tree-kangaroo
- Tree Pangolin
- Tree Shrew
- Tree squirrel
- White-headed Capuchin
[edit] Reptiles and Birds
- Corytophanes
- Green Iguana
- Chameleon
- New Caledonian bumpy gecko
- New Caledonian crested gecko
- Pachydactylus
- Rhacodactylus chahoua
- Uroplatus
- Emerald tree boa
- Green tree python
- Western green mamba
- Toucan
[edit] Amphibians
[edit] Arthropods
[edit] Fictional and Mythical
[edit] See also
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