Caprolagus hispidus | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Caprolagus hispidus | (Pearson, 1839)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327669
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Old record suggests it was distributed up to Sal forests of central part of the country. In the 1800s and early 1900 the British based at Dhaka used to hunt it for sport and eat its flesh. They used to call it 'Black Rabbit'. Its present status and distribution are not known. If present, it might be restricted to Garo Hill areas or it has been totally wiped out from the country (Khan 1985, 2015).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is nocturnal and slow moving animal. Herbivorous and feeds on grasses, leaves, shoots, barks and fruits. Litter size varies from 1 to few more young at a time (Kamruzzaman 2009). It inhabits scrubs and Sal forests, grasslands and edge of the foot hills (Khan 1985).
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
No information is available on its current status and distribution in the country. However, presently it might be restricted to Garo Hill areas (Khan 1985, 2015). No other information is available to assess this species. Thus, categorized as Data Deficient.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Md. Kamrul Hasan
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
Caprolagus hispidus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Lagomorpha Leporidae Caprolagus