tree-dwelling
Branch-based habitat preference
Tree-dwelling describes animals or people that live primarily in trees.
The term appears most often in nature writing about primates, birds, and other arboreal species: tree-dwelling monkeys, tree-dwelling frogs.
It can describe any creature whose habitat is the forest canopy rather than the ground.
Of or in trees
- primateHigher mammal order member
- orangutanLarge red-haired Asian ape
- slothDisinclination to exert oneself
- koalaTree-dwelling Australian marsupial
lemur · gibbon · squirrel · tarsier · howler monkey · spider monkey · chameleon · loris
Adapted for grasping
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- grippingHolding attention completely
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- opposableAble to be resisted
gliding · leaping · balance · agility · camouflage · nocturnal · territorial · foraging
Resting while gripping
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- woodpeckerTree-drilling bird
- toucanLarge-billed tropical bird
- parrotSpeech-mimicking tropical bird
owl · hornbill · treecreeper · nuthatch · cockatoo · macaw · songbird · cavity
Elevated play structure in branches
- stilt houseStructure built on posts
- elevatedRaised above usual level
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- PapuaPacific island region
tribal · platform · ladder · bamboo · thatch · traditional · remote · shelter
arboreal
Of or in trees
- primateHigher mammal order member
- orangutanLarge red-haired Asian ape
- slothDisinclination to exert oneself
koala · lemur · gibbon · squirrel · tarsier · howler monkey · spider monkey · chameleon · loris · tamarin
prehensile
Adapted for grasping
opposable · gliding · leaping · balance · agility · camouflage · nocturnal · territorial · foraging · locomotion
perching
Resting while gripping
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- woodpeckerTree-drilling bird
- toucanLarge-billed tropical bird
parrot · owl · hornbill · treecreeper · nuthatch · cockatoo · macaw · songbird · cavity · roost
treehouse
Elevated play structure in branches
- stilt houseStructure built on posts
- elevatedRaised above usual level
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
Papua · tribal · platform · ladder · bamboo · thatch · traditional · remote · shelter · communal
- habitat typesaquatic, terrestrial, arboreal, marine, freshwater
- primate traitsopposable thumbs, grasping hands, prehensile, binocular vision, arboreal
- bird traitsfeathered, plumed, plumage, plumaged, beaky
tree-dwellingground-dwelling
Living on earth's surface
terrestrial · burrowing · subterranean · underground · ground-based