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Nicobar tree shrew

Nicobar treeshrew
Nicobar Treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica nicobarica).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Scandentia
Family: Tupaiidae
Genus: Tupaia
Species: T. nicobarica
Binomial name
Tupaia nicobarica
(Zelebor, 1868)
Nicobar Treeshrew area.png
Nicobar treeshrew range

The Nicobar treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica) is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands where it inhabits the islands' rain forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Nicobar treeshrew was first described by Johann Zelebor in 1868.



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