Tupaia nicobarica Zelebor 1869

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Scandentia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 104-109 : 107

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11331148
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scientific name	Tupaia nicobarica Zelebor 1869
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Tupaia nicobarica Zelebor 1869 View in CoL

Tupaia nicobarica Zelebor 1869 View in CoL , Reise Oesterr. Fregatte "Novara", Zool., 1 (Wirbelth.), 1 (Saugeth.): 17.

Type Locality: Nicobar Isls, Great Nicobar Isl.

Vernacular Names: Nicobar Treeshrew.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Tupaia nicobarica subsp. nicobarica Zelebor 1869

Subspecies Tupaia nicobarica subsp. surda Miller 1902

Distribution: Great and Little Nicobar Isls ( India).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Endangered.

Discussion: A distinctive species with two slightly-differentiated subspecies. Part of the small assemblage of mammal species endemic to the Nicobar Isls that also includes Pteropus faunulus, Rattus palmarum and Crocidura nicobarica .