Nicobar treeshrew | |
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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 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.