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

Taxa
Rhizomys pruinosus | Blyth, 1851
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94943
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
China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, 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 and subtropical deciduous forests
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2005
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
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. Although the species occurs in the neighbouring region the habitat within South Asia is declining for this spec
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 shifting cultivation, bamboo extraction; accidental mortality, hunting for local consumption purposes
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Arunachal Pradesh Namdapha NP Mizoram Dampa TR
Conservation measures notes: Plans for community awareness by means of Conservation measures education, site-based actions for the maintenance, restoration and conservation of the species and the habitat, research to monitor the population trend, habitat status, biology, ecol
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Arunachal Pradesh Namdapha NP Mizoram Dampa TR

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Rhizomys pruinosus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Spalacidae Rhizomys