Nicobar Treeshrew

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)
Nicobar Treeshrew range

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]

References

  1. ^ Gardner, Alfred (16 November 2005). Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 107. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 
  2. ^ a b Saha, S. S. & Bhatta, T. (2008). Tupaia nicobarica. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 December 2008.

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