Nicobar Treeshrew

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Nicobar Treeshrew[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Scandentia
Family: Tupaiidae
Genus: Tupaia
Species: T. nicobarica
Binomial name
Tupaia nicobarica
(Zelebor, 1869)

The Nicobar Treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica) is a species of treeshrew in the Tupaiidae family. It is endemic to India. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 107. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ a b CBSG CAMP Workshop, India (2006). Tupaia nicobarica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
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