Solisorex pearsonii | Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
Taxa
Solisorex pearsoni | Thomas, 1924
Solisorex pearsonii | Thomas, 1924
NRL Record ID
94949
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment rationale/justification
Restricted in extent of occurrence and area of occupancy, few and 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 due to selective logging and undergrowth clearance for cardamom plantations in Knuckles Range, and forest fires
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Sri Lanka: Central Province: Hakgala Nature Reserve
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Sri Lanka: Central Province: Hakgala Nature Reserve
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Solisorex pearsoni | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Eulipotyphla | Soricidae | Solisorex |
Solisorex pearsonii | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Soricomorpha | Soricidae | Solisorex |