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NRLD - 327718 | Tatera indica

Assessment ID
327718
Taxon name
Tatera indica
(Hardwicke, 1807)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tatera indica
(Hardwicke, 1807)
Common name(s)
Indian Gerbil, Antilope Rat, Kangaru Indur
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Tatera
Species
indica
Species authority
(Hardwicke, 1807)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Gerbillus indicus Hardwicke, 1807
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
Occurrence of this species in Bangladesh is doubtful (Khan 2015). Previous record of this species was based on personal communication with Father Timm (Khan 1982). 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
Md. Farid Ahsan
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
Afghanistan, Bangladesh (?), India, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq, Kuwait, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey (Khan 1982, Kryštufek et al. 2008). Its occurrence in Bangladesh is doubtful (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 inhabits dry deciduous forests, scrub forests, grasslands, uncultivated areas, undisturbed barren open areas. In Turkey, it appears to prefer uncultivated arid and semi-arid habitats with soft soil and dry river slopes (Yi?it et al. 2001). Terrestrial and fossorial; makes extensive burrows, depending on surrounding soils, with chambers for resting, food storage, and sleeping. Territorial, individuals live in separate burrows and canabalistic mainly on juveniles (Menon 2003). Omnivorous. Diets include grains, seeds, plants, roots, insects, reptiles and even small birds and mammals it can catch up (Yapa and Ratnavira 2013).
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