Tupaia nicobarica | Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report

Taxa
Tupaia nicobarica | (Zelebor, 1869)
Tupaia nicobarica | Zelebor, 1869
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
95009
Location
Countries in Assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Nicobar Tree Shrew
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
India
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Semi evergreen forest
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2005
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
Restricted in extent of occurrence and area of occupancy, few and fragmented locations, with major threats affecting habitat quality.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Molur, S., C. Srinivasulu, B. Srinivasulu, S. Walker, P.O. Nameer and L. Ravikumar (Eds.) (2005). Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report. Zoo Outreach Organisation, CBSG-South Asia, Coimbatore, 618pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Assessor affiliation specific
NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Supplementary Links

Zoo Outreach Organisation; Threatened Taxa Monitoring System; South Asian Bat Monitoring Programme

Endemism
Endemic to region
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Endemism specifics: Country Endemic
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss due to agriculture, change in land use pattern, human settlements, and introduced domestic mammals
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Campbell Bay WS, Galathea NP
Conservation measures notes: Identification of new Protected Areas
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Campbell Bay WS, Galathea NP

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Tupaia nicobarica Animalia Chordata Mammalia Scandentia Tupaiidae Tupaia
Tupaia nicobarica Animalia Chordata Mammalia Scandentia Tupaiidae Tupaia