Nicobar treeshrew

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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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Nicobar treeshrew
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CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
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
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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

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