Endemic Fauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bay of Bengal

1869. Cladobates nicobarica Zelebor, Reise Oesterr. Fregatte Novara Zool., 1(Wirbelthiere), 1
(Sangeth.) : 17, pl.1. (Great Nicobar Island, India).
2002. Tupaia nicobarica : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 22.
Common Name : Nicobar Tree Shrew.
Habitat : Evergreen rain forests, arboreal in nature.
Distribution : India : Great Nicobar Island.
Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) : Endangered. Rarely encountered; population, biology
and ecology not known.
6. Tupaia nicobarica surda Miller
1985. Tupaia nicobarica surda : Tikader and Das, Glimpses of Animal life of Andaman and
Nicobar Islnds : 131.
2002. Tupaia nicobarica : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 22.
Common Name : Nicobar Tree Shrew.
Habitat : Evergreen rain forests, arboreal in nature.
Distribution : India : Little Nicobar Islands.
Status : IUCN (CAMP Report, 2005) : Endangered. Rarely encountered; population, biology
and ecology not known.
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Megachiroptera
Family : PTEROPODIDAE
Subfamily : Pteropodinae
7. Cynopterus brachyotis brachysoma (Muller)
1838. Pachysoma brachyotis Muller, Tijdschr. Nat. Gesch. Physiol., 5 : 146. (Dewei River,
Indonesia)
2002. Cynopterus brachyotis : Alfred et al., Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No. 199 : 23.
Common Name : Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat, Andaman Short nosed Fruit Bat.
Habitat : Semi and evergreen rain forests.
Distribution : India : Andaman Islands.
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