Nicobar treeshrew: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Nicobar treeshrew lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tupaia nicobarica
Group	Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Scandentia
Family	Tupaiidae

Where does the Nicobar treeshrew live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Nicobar treeshrew in 1 country or territory across Asia.

India

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Nicobar treeshrew endangered?

The Nicobar treeshrew’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Nicobar treeshrew?

The Nicobar treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica) is a mammal in the order Scandentia and the family Tupaiidae, genus Tupaia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Nicobar treeshrew

The Nicobar treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica) is a species of small, non-volant mammal. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands of the Andaman Sea, India. where it inhabits the islands' rain forests. Based on geographical distribution, there are two subspecies identified: T. nicobarica nicobarica from the Great Nicobar Island and T. nicobarica surda from the Little Nicobar Island.

It is threatened by habitat loss, anthropogenic activities, forest fragmentation, tsunami events, and predation by other animals. and is classified as an Endangered species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Despite the listing, it is commonly found in its appropriate habitats.

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

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nicobar treeshrew (revision 1369107614), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1338043 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).