Leopoldamys edwardsi | Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report

Taxa
Leopoldamys edwardsi | (Thomas, 1882)
Leopoldamys edwardsi | Thomas, 1882
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94725
Location
Countries in Assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Edward's Rat
Edward's Noisy Rat
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
China, India, Laos, Malaysia (Malay peninsula), Myanmar, Sumatra (West), Thailand, Vietnam
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Tropical moist forest, tropical evergreen, tropical semi-evergreen, tropical montane and tropical moist deciduous forests
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2005
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened (Downlisted from Vulnerable)
Assessment status abreviation
NT°
Assessment status criteria
B2ab (ii,iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
Restricted in area of occupancy, few and fragmented locations, with major threats affecting habitat area and quality in the South Asian region. However, since the species occurs in the neighbouring region with chances of migration/recolonisation, it is do
About the assessment
Assessment year
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Molur, S., C. Srinivasulu, B. Srinivasulu, S. Walker, P.O. Nameer and L. Ravikumar (Eds.) (2005). Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report. Zoo Outreach Organisation, CBSG-South Asia, Coimbatore, 618pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Assessor affiliation specific
NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Supplementary Links

Zoo Outreach Organisation; Threatened Taxa Monitoring System; South Asian Bat Monitoring Programme

Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss and degradation due to small-scale logging, non-farm land management and harvest for local consumption
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Arunachal Pradesh: Namdapha NP
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Arunachal Pradesh: Namdapha NP

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Leopoldamys edwardsi Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Leopoldamys
Leopoldamys edwardsi Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Leopoldamys