Nicobar treeshrew
| Nicobar treeshrew[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Scandentia |
| Family: | Tupaiidae |
| Genus: | Tupaia |
| Species: | T. nicobarica
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| Binomial name | |
| Tupaia nicobarica (Zelebor, 1868)
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| Nicobar treeshrew range | |
The Nicobar treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica) is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae.[1] It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands where it inhabits the islands' rain forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
Although previously listed as an endangered species, the Nicobar treeshrew is now commonly found in its appropriate habitats.[3]
The Nicobar treeshrew was first described by Johann Zelebor in 1868.[4]
Habitat[]
The Nicobar treeshrew only occupies the Indian Islands of Great Nicobar and Little Nicobar and can be found on the highest points of these two islands, 640 m above sea level. [5]
References[]
- ^ a b Helgen, K.M. (2005). "Tupaia nicobarica". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Saha, S. S.; Bhatta, T. (2008). "Tupaia nicobarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008.
- ^ Oommen, MA and Shanker, Kartik (2008) Ecology and Behaviour of An Endemic Treeshrew Tupaia Nicobarica Zelebor 1869 on Great Nicobar Island, India. Journal of The Bombay Natural History Society , 108 (1). pp. 55-63. ISSN 0006-6982
- ^ Zelebor, J. (1868). Cladobates Nicobaricus. In: Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde. Zoologischer Theil, Band 1 Säugethiere. Wien: Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften. Pp. 17–19.
- ^ Narasimmarajan, K. 2014. Recent photographic observation of Nicobar Treeshrew Tupaia nicobarica (Zelebor, 1869) on Great Nicobar Island. Small Mammal Mail 5(2): 2-3.
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