Herpestes auropunctatus | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Herpestes auropunctatus | (Hodgson, 1836)
Herpestes auropunctatus | Hodgson, 1836
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327603
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
Small Indian Mongoose
Chhoto Beji
Nakul
RRL Synonyms
Mangusta auropuntata Hodgson, 1836; Herpestes pallipes Blyth, 1845
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
Wozencraft (2005) considered Herpestes auropunctatus to be conspecific with Herpestes javanicus. But Taylor and Matheson (1999) and Veron et al. (2006) suggest a specific status. Using analyses of mitochondrial DNA from a small subset of mongooses, Veron
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It occurs in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, India (south to Sind on the west and Orissa on the east), Nepal, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, China (southern China including Hainan Island), Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Lao PDR and Viet Nam (Wozencraft et al. 2015). Small Indian Mongoose is the most widely distributed carnivore in Bangladesh that thrives well in both natural and man-made habitats barring the interior of the Sundarbans (Khan 1982, 2008, 2015).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It is diurnal and likes shady places. It occurs as solitary animal or in pairs. It lives in holes burrowed by itself, in grain and firewood store houses that are sparingly used in the villages, graveyards, ruins, piles of bricks and stacks of logs as well as dry sewage drains and pipes in the cities (Khan 1985, 1987). It forages in and around countryside houses, bushes, hedges and crop fields. Feeds on rats, mice, snakes, scorpions, centipeds, wasps and all types of insects, eggs of birds and reptiles, fruits and datepalm juice. It breeds mainly from April to July.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This is a very common and widely distributed mongoose in Bangladesh. It is found in a variety of habitats and habitat modification does not significantly affect its presumed large population.This species has a wide distribution throughout the country. Moreover, there is no direct threat found which can lead it to a significant decline. So, this species has been categorized as Least Concern.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Khadija Rawshan
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
Herpestes auropunctatus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Herpestidae Herpestes
Herpestes auropunctatus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Herpestidae Herpestes