Nicobar treeshrew
| Nicobar treeshrew[1] | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Scandentia |
| Family: | Tupaiidae |
| Genus: | Tupaia |
| Species: | T. nicobarica |
| Binomial name | |
| Tupaia nicobarica (Zelebor, 1868) | |
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| Nicobar treeshrew range | |
The Nicobar treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica) is a treeshrew species in the Tupaiidae family.[1] It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands where it inhabits the islands' rain forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
The Nicobar treeshrew was first described by Johann Zelebor in 1868.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Helgen, K. M. (2005). "Tupaia nicobarica". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Saha, S. S., Bhatta, T. (2008). "Tupaia nicobarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- ↑ 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.
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