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Vandeleuria oleracea | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327712
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Asiatic Long-tailed Climbing Mouse
Gecho Nengti Indur
RRL Synonyms
Mus oleraceus Bennett, 1832; Mus domesticola Hodgson, 1845; Vandeleuria badius Blyth, 1859
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
The species considered as a complex of several species; so, further taxonomic study is important to qualify the species.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species is widely distributed in the main land Southeast Asia and southern China. In Southeast Asia, the species ranges from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka (up to 200 to 1,500 m asl), Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia into Viet Nam (Molur et. al. 2008, Musser and Carleton 2005). In China, it is limited to Southwest Yunnan (Smith and Xie 2008). Wide range of distribution all over the country, only in the forested habitats, especially in the bamboo bushes (Khan 2015).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Typical habitats are forest and forest edges, densely vegetated bamboo bushes, and sun-grass fields and found even with the harvested remains in agricultural fields (Molur et al. 2005). They are mostly arboreal and usually inhabits forest and forest edge.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment rationale/justification
There is little information available on the species barring that it is restricted to the forests of the country. As such it has wide Extent of Occurrence and Area of Occupancy. There is no specific threat declining the species in near future and therefore, the species is listed as Least Concern.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ummay Habiba Khatun
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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/
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).