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NRLD - 327701 | Mus booduga

Assessment ID
327701
Taxon name
Mus booduga
(Gray, 1837)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mus booduga
(Gray, 1837)
Common name(s)
Common Indian Field Mouse, Little Indian Field Mouse, Metho Nengti Idur, Metho Idur, Khudi Idur, Idur
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Mus
Species
booduga
Species authority
(Gray, 1837)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
The population in central Myanmar is genetically distinct from Mus booduga of South Asia, and probably represents a new distinct species, Mus lepidoides (K. Aplin pers. comm.). There is some confusion with the distribution as it is often confused with Mus
Laggada booduga Gray, 1837; Mus terirricolor Blyth, 1851; Mus alvivebntris Blyth, 1852; Mus beavanii Peters, 1866; Laggadadunni Wroughton, 1912
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
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
As this species is very common, widely distributed and has no apparent threats to its existence. Thus it has been categorized as Least Concern.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Tania 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
This species has been recorded widely in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, eastern Pakistan, southern Nepal, and central Myanmar. It is found from sea level up to 4,000 m asl elevation (Molur et al. 2005). All over Bangladesh (Kamruzzaman 2009, 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
It is found commonly in the embankments or the plot dividing land boundaries along irrigated fields or patches of thorn scrub on the edges of cultivation lands. It Iives in small burrows, under roots or stones, dug by itself. It is nocturnal and fossorial. Feeds on vegetables, seeds and also on insects (Aplin et al. 2008).
History
Not Threatened 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