Nicobar treeshrew
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| Species: | T. nicobarica
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| Tupaia nicobarica[2] (Zelebor, 1868)
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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]
The Nicobar treeshrew was first described by Johann Zelebor in 1868.[3]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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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