Cannomys badius | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Cannomys badius | (Hodgson, 1841)
Cannomys badius | Hodgson, 1841
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327694
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Bay Bamboo Rat
Lesser Bamboo Rat
Bansh Idur
Indoor
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
The species represents morphological variation seasonally, and then it is considered as a complex of several species. Therefore, some authorities suggested that a taxonomic revision is needed.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
The Lesser Bamboo Rat is distributed from Sumatra and Malay Peninsula in the south through Nepal (up to 2,000 m), northeast India, Bhutan, Southeast Bangladesh, Myanmar, South China (Yunnan), Northwest Viet Nam, Thailand and Cambodia (Francis 2008, Musser and Carleton 2005). Few records are available from Chittagong Hill Tracts in the southeast of Bangladesh. It might be found in other hilly areas in the east, northeast and southeast of Bangladesh.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
The species lives in bamboo thickets, forests, grassy areas, and gardens in hilly or mountainous regions, at elevations up to 4,000 meters. They can burrow different types of soil, from loose well drained to hard and stony soil (Carleton and Musser 1984, Nevo 1999, Nowak 1999). It feeds on young grass, leaves and bamboo roots and shoots. Usually spends daytime in its holes and burrows, coming out at evening and forage widely through bamboo bushes (UNDP Bangladesh 2008).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Only few records are available from Chittagong Hill Tracts (Khan 2008, 2015). It might be present in other hilly areas of the northeast and southeast of the country. Sufficient information is not available to assess this species. Thus, it is categorized as Data Deficient.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ummay Habiba Khatun
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Cannomys badius Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Spalacidae Cannomys
Cannomys badius Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Spalacidae Cannomys