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NRLD - 327609 | Martes flavigula

Assessment ID
327609
Taxon name
Martes flavigula
(Boddaert, 1785)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Martes flavigula
(Boddaert, 1785)
Common name(s)
Yellow-throated Marten, Javan Yellowthroated Marten, Halud Gaas, Gokul, Moula, Mouchaki
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Martes
Species
flavigula
Species authority
(Boddaert, 1785)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
A taxonomic revision is needed on different geographic populations. The geographic variability of M. flavigula is considerable; many subspecies have been described, which are considered as separate species by some taxonomists.
Mustela flavigula Boddaert, 1785
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
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
The species is restricted to the mixed evergreen forest areas in the northeast (Greater Sylhet) of Bangladesh. The EOO is <20,000 km2 and the number of locations where it is found is <10. The quality of habitat is degrading due to overexploitation of resources and expansion of betel leaf cultivation. Therefore, the species has been categorized as Vulnerable.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
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)
Endemic to region
No
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It is native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Thailand and Viet Nam (Abramov et al. 2008). Mixed evergreen forest areas in the northeast (Greater Sylhet) of Bangladesh (Khan 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
This species is usually active during day, but rarely at night. Occurs solitary or in pairs. Very agile and can move quickly on ground and in tree canopy. Feeds on small vertebrates, large invertebrates and bee hives. Rests in tree holes and on branches. The litter size is up to five, and the gestation period is 220-290 days (Duckworth 1995). It occurs in a wide variety of forest types, including degraded one.
History
Not assessed by IUCN Bangladesh in 2000 because it has only recently been discovered.
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