Nicobar treeshrew
The Nicobar treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica) is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae.[2] It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands where it inhabits the islands' rain forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Scandentia |
| Family: | Tupaiidae |
| Genus: | Tupaia |
| Species: | T. nicobarica[2] |
| Binomial name | |
| Tupaia nicobarica[2] (Zelebor, 1868) | |
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| Nicobar treeshrew range | |
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
- Laginha Pinto Correia, D. & Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Tupaia nicobarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22454A115166757. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- 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.
- 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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