Tupaia nicobarica Zelebor, 1869 - Nicobar Tree Shrew

Subspecies in India

This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).


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Conservation Status:

This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).


According to IUCN Red List population of this endemic species is decreasing all over its range. There are no estimates of its population available, but is belived to be common in some part but threatened. Threat to its survival come from habitat loss and fragmentation due to logging and agricultural expansion, apart from occasional trapping and hunting. As the population is restricted only to a small locality any small alteration in the habitat may contribute its constant decline.
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Tupaia nicobarica Zelebor, 1869 – Nicobar Tree Shrew. In Bayani, A., R. Chakravarty, and K. Kunte (Editors) (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 1.13. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mammalsofindia.org/tupaia-nicobarica, accessed 2024/05/13.