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NRLD - 327669 | Caprolagus hispidus

Assessment ID
327669
Taxon name
Caprolagus hispidus
(Pearson, 1839)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Caprolagus hispidus
(Pearson, 1839)
Common name(s)
Hispid Hare, Assam Rabbit, Khorgosh, Kalo Khorgosh, Chotto Khorgosh
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
lagomorpha
Family
leporidae
Genus
Caprolagus
Species
hispidus
Species authority
(Pearson, 1839)
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
No information is available on its current status and distribution in the country. However, presently it might be restricted to Garo Hill areas (Khan 1985, 2015). No other information is available to assess this species. Thus, categorized as Data Deficient.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Md. Kamrul Hasan
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
Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Old record suggests it was distributed up to Sal forests of central part of the country. In the 1800s and early 1900 the British based at Dhaka used to hunt it for sport and eat its flesh. They used to call it 'Black Rabbit'. Its present status and distribution are not known. If present, it might be restricted to Garo Hill areas or it has been totally wiped out from the country (Khan 1985, 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 nocturnal and slow moving animal. Herbivorous and feeds on grasses, leaves, shoots, barks and fruits. Litter size varies from 1 to few more young at a time (Kamruzzaman 2009). It inhabits scrubs and Sal forests, grasslands and edge of the foot hills (Khan 1985).
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