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NRLD - 94632 | Crocidura miya

Assessment ID
94632
Taxon name
Crocidura miya
Phillips, 1929
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Crocidura miya
Phillips, 1929
Common name(s)
Sri Lankan Long-tailed Shrew
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
soricomorpha
Family
soricidae
Genus
Crocidura
Species
miya
Species authority
Phillips, 1929
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Sri Lanka
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

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 details
Year assessed
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
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Yes
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Sri Lanka
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2005
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Tropical montane forest
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Deforestation, clear felling and forest fires
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
Sanjay Molur, C. Srinivasulu, Bhargavi Srinivasulu, Sally Walker, P.O. Nameer and Latha Ravikumar (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, India, 618pp.