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NRLD - 327715 | Euroscaptor micrura

Assessment ID
327715
Taxon name
Euroscaptor micrura
(Hodgson, 1841)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Euroscaptor micrura
(Hodgson, 1841)
Common name(s)
Himalayan Mole, Eastern Mole, Andha Mushik, Susunderi, Sucha
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
soricomorpha
Family
talpidae
Genus
Euroscaptor
Species
micrura
Species authority
(Hodgson, 1841)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Talpa micrurus Hodgson, 1841
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Only two records are known from Lawachara National Park. One by Gittins (1980) and another by Tania Khan as noted in Khan 2015. Sufficient information is not available to assess this species. Thus, it is categorized as Data Deficient.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Sharmin Akhtar
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia and Nepal (Aplin et al. 2008). There are only two records and both are from the Lawachara National Park. It may also be found in other mixed evergreen forests of northeast and southeast (Khan 2008).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is very secretive, nocturnal and fossorial. No information is available on its diet but usually it comprises of insects and their larvae, earthworm and other invertebrates (Kamruzzaman 2009, Khan 1982, 1985, 1987, 2015). It is purely a forest floor dwelling mammal.
History
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232