Taxon name
Atherurus macrourus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Atherurus macrourus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Asiatic Brush-tailed Porcupine, Brush-tailed Porcupine, Tuli-leji Shajaru
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Atherurus assamensis Thomas, 1921; Atherurus macrourus (Thomas, 1921) subspecies assamensis; Hystrix macroura (Linnaeus, 1758); Hystrix macrourus Linnaeus, 1758
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
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
M. Monirul H. Khan
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)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It is native to Bangladesh, China, India, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam. Occurs mainly in the mixed evergreen forests of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, but might also occur in the mixed evergreen forests of Greater Sylhet (Kamruzzaman 2009, Khan 1982, 2015).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It occurs mainly in subtropical and tropical montane forests. It is most active at night when it forages alone and roosts during the day in groups. Feeds on vegetable matter of the forest, but rarely feeds on crops, insects and carrion (Grazimek et al. 2003). It is able to run, climb and swim. Digs tunnels for daytime shelter that can be about 3.5 m long (Storch and Parker 1990). Lays one or two offspring per litter and usually two litters per year. Gestation period is 100 to 110 days (Smith and Xie 2008). Both parents raise the young and actively guard them from enemies.
Publication
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
