Funambulus layardi | Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
Taxa
Funambulus layardi | (Blyth, 1849)
Funambulus layardi | Blyth, 1849
NRL Record ID
94665
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
A3c+4c;B1ab(ii,iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
Continuing decline in population due to major threats prediced over the next three generations. Restricted in extent of occurrence, many but fragmented locations, with major threats affecting habitat area and quality.
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
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Assessor affiliation specific
NGO
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 Monitori
Endemic to region
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss and degradation due to large wood plantations, selective logging and forest fires
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Sri Lanka: Central Province Horton Plains NP
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Sri Lanka: Central Province Horton Plains NP
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Funambulus layardi | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Rodentia | Sciuridae | Funambulus |
Funambulus layardi | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Rodentia | Sciuridae | Funambulus |