Nicobar treeshrew

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]

Nicobar treeshrew
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Scandentia
Family:	Tupaiidae
Genus:	Tupaia
Species:	T. nicobarica[2]
Binomial name
Tupaia nicobarica[2] (Zelebor, 1868)
Nicobar treeshrew range

Although previously listed as an endangered species, the Nicobar treeshrew is now commonly found in its appropriate habitats.^[3]

The Nicobar treeshrew was first described by Johann Zelebor in 1868.^[4]

Habitat

The Nicobar treeshrew only occupies the Indian Islands of Great Nicobar and Little Nicobar and can be found on the highest points of these two islands, 640 m above sea level.^[5]