Paraechinus hypomelas | UAE National Red List of Mammals: Marine and Terrestrial

Taxa
Paraechinus hypomelas | (Brandt, 1836)
Publication
UAE National Red List of Mammals: Marine and Terrestrial
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
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
Taxonomic Notes
Treated by some authors under the genus Hemiechinus.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Restricted to the eastern UAE, this species is most common in rocky areas but avoids the highest elevations. Regularly recorded around Al Ain, where it overlaps with the Desert Hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus), and Jebel Hafeet (Abu Dhabi); also recorded from Dhaid (Sharjah), Hatta (Dubai), Wadi Bih (Ra's al-Khaimah), and Dibba on the east coast and the hills west of Khor Fakkan (Fujairah) (Aspinall et al. 2005). The species is widely distributed from the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, through southern Central Asia to Afghanistan and Pakistan (Bhattacharyya et al. 2016).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
In southeast Arabia, Brandt's Hedgehog prefers mountainous areas and may be a montane relic species (Harrison and Bates 1991).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is restricted to the eastern UAE, but is listed as Least Concern because the species is common in the mountains, no major threats have been reported, and there is no indication of a decline. There is no need for a regional adjustment of the category.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2018
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And 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
https://www.moccae.gov.ae/assets/download/b352eff1/UNRL%20of%20Mammals%20-%20Report%202019.pdf.aspx?view=true
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No major threats are known at present. In the longer term, falling water tables in mountain wadis due to over-abstraction and a drier climate may result in a deterioration in habitat quality.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
The backcasted 1996 assessment for this species is Least Concern which matches the listing given by Hornby (1996).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Paraechinus hypomelas Animalia Chordata Mammalia Eulipotyphla Erinaceidae Paraechinus