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NRLD - 327707 | Rattus nitidus

Assessment ID
327707
Taxon name
Rattus nitidus
(Hodgson, 1845)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rattus nitidus
(Hodgson, 1845)
Common name(s)
Himalayan Field Rat, Zungnam (Bawm language)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Rattus
Species
nitidus
Species authority
(Hodgson, 1845)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Rattus nitidus possibly represents a complex of several similar species. Further studies are needed to clarify the taxonomic status of populations currently allocated to this species.
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
This species is recently recorded from Ruma, Bandarban (Chakma, 2015). No other information is available to assess this species. Thus, it has been categorized as Data Deficient.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Nikhil Chakma, Noor Jahan Sarker, Ken Aplin, Sohrab Uddin Sarker, Steven Belmain
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 found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam (Aplin et al. 2008). It has been recorded from Neweden, Mualpi, Munlai and Basatlang villages of Ruma, Bandarban (Chakma 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
The species has been found at community households and bamboo forests.
History
Not assessed (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