Tupaia nicobarica Zelebor 1869

Tupaia nicobarica Zelebor 1869, 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 .