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

Taxa
Platacanthomys lasiurus | Blyth, 1859
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94894
Location
Countries in Assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
India
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Tropical deciduous forests, tropical evergreen forests, subtropical deciduous forests
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2005
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
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.
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
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Endemism specifics: Country Endemic
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss and degradation due to expansion of coffee and tea plantations, agro-industry based farming activities, mortality due to pest control practices as it is considered as a pest of cardomom, pepper and jackfruit plantation, and forest fires
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Kerala Eravikulam NP, Periyar TR, Peppara WS, Silent Valley NP: Tamil Nadu Indira Gandhi WS, Kalakkad Mundanthurai TR, Mudumulai WS, Mukurthi NP
Conservation measures notes: Formulation and implementation of management action plans at the national level, site-based action plans for restoration, Conservation measures and maintenance of the preferred habitat of the species
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Kerala Eravikulam NP, Periyar TR, Peppara WS, Silent Valley NP: Tamil Nadu Indira Gandhi WS, Kalakkad Mundanthurai TR, Mudumulai WS, Mukurthi NP

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Platacanthomys lasiurus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Platacanthomyidae Platacanthomys