Ptilocercus, TREESHREWS Pen-tailed Treeshrew: Introduction Date: December 6, 2018Author: uluulublog 0 Comments ABOVE: Pen-tailed Treeshrew Ptilocercus lowii feeding on the alcoholic nectar of Eugeissona insignis palm flowers at Matang near Kuching, Sarawak. Illustration by Karen Phillipps. Wiens et al (2008) Chronic intake of fermented floral nectar by treeshrews Illustration by Joseph Wolf (1820 – 1899) of the type specimen of Ptilocercus lowii collected in Rajah James Brooke’s bungalow on the bank of the Sarawak River at Kuching and named by the zoologist J E Gray in honor of the botanist Hugh Low – Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1848. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading...