No copies of this work may be distributed electronically outside of the subscribed institution, in whole or in part, without written permission from the JHU Press . A full-grown male weighs about 350 grams. There often is an indistinct orangish shoulder stripe. This tree shrew is distinguished externally by the elongated snout and the even-haired, rounded tail. The second pair of upper incisors is enlarged and caninelike.
Males tend to be more inquisitive than females in captivity.
Natives say that Urogale nests in the ground and in cliffs. It usually sleeps curled up in a tight ball, sometimes with the top of the head under the body. The Philippine tree shrew is a good climber and swift runner. Urogale is omnivorous. In captivity it feeds on such items as meat, insects, fruits and vegetables, mice, lizards, and earthworms.