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NRLD - 327704 | Nesokia indica

Assessment ID
327704
Taxon name
Nesokia indica
(Gray, 1830)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Nesokia indica
(Gray, 1830)
Common name(s)
Short-tailed Bandicoot Rat, Khatoleji Indul
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Nesokia
Species
indica
Species authority
(Gray, 1830)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
N. hardwickei (Gray, 1837); N. griffithi (Horsfield, 1851); N. boettgeri (Radde and Walter, 1889); N. brachyura (Büchner, 1889); N. bacheri (Nehring, 1897); N. bailwardi (Thomas, 1907); N. beaba (Wroughton, 1908); N. buxtoni (Thomas, 1919); N. dukelskiana
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
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
According to Blyth (1863) this species was distributed in lower Bengal. Poché et al. (1982) mentioned that the Short Tailed Mole Rat (Nesokia indica) had the most restricted distribution being found only in well drained areas of northwestern Bangladesh. According to Khan (1982, 2015), Sarker and Sarker (1988) this species is uncommon in Bangladesh, but they did not mention local range or exact and probable location. Sufficient information is not available to assess this species. Thus, it is categorized as Data Deficient.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Md. Sakhawat Hossain
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)
Endemic to region
No
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic,Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. (Molur et al. 2005). Northwest of Bangladesh, Dhaka. It is partial to sugarcane and soyabean fields (Khan 1982, 2015).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It is known to prefer sugarcane and soyabean fields in the northwestern parts of the country. It is nocturnal and fossorial.
History
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
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