Notes on the distribution, habitat, and behavior of Northern Tree Shrew Tupaia belangeri (Mammalia: Scandentia: Tupaiidae) in Tripura, India

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Joydeb Majumder
B.K. Agarwala

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A preliminary note on the habitat characteristics and the foraging behavior of Northern Tree Shrew, Tupaia belangeri (Wager, 1841), from Tripura is provided. 

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