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NRLD - 327605 | Herpestes urva

Assessment ID
327605
Taxon name
Herpestes urva
(Hodgson, 1836)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Herpestes urva
(Hodgson, 1836)
Common name(s)
Crab-eating Mongoose, Kankra-bhuk Benji, Moucha Bejji
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
herpestidae
Genus
Herpestes
Species
urva
Species authority
(Hodgson, 1836)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Corbet and Hill (1992) listed three subspecies.
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
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This species is only found in and around mixed evergreen forests of northeast and southeast of the country. This species does not fulfill any criteria of threatened categories, however, Area of Occupancy is less than 10,000 km2 and the population is reducing due to the gradual destruction of the habitat. Thus, it has been categorized as Near Threatened.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Mohammed Mostafa Feeroz
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
It occurs in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand and Viet Nam (Duckworth and Timmins 2008). This species is rare and sparsely distributed in mixed evergreen forests of northeast and southeast (Khan 1982, 2015, Feeroz et al. 2011, 2012).
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 inhabits mixed evergreen forest, near water and paddy field, forest undercover and the areas bordering forests. It is diurnal, shy and carnivorous; feeding on frogs, lizards, small birds and bird eggs and small rodents.
History
Endangered 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