Biswamoyopterus biswasi | Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report

Taxa
Biswamoyopterus biswasi | Saha, 1981
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94582
Location
Countries in Assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
India
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Subtropical dry deciduous montane forests
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2005
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Critically Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
CR
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(iii)D
Assessment rationale/justification
Restricted in extent of occurrence and area of occupancy, few and fragmented locations, with major threats affecting habitat area and quality. Number of mature individuals highly restricted.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2005
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Molur, S., C. Srinivasulu, B. Srinivasulu, S. Walker, P.O. Nameer and L. Ravikumar (Eds.) (2005). Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report. Zoo Outreach Organisation, CBSG-South Asia, Coimbatore, 618pp.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Assessor affiliation specific
NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
Supplementary Links

Zoo Outreach Organisation; Threatened Taxa Monitoring System; South Asian Bat Monitoring Programme

Endemism
Endemic to region
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Endemism specifics: Country Endemic
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Natural calamities and also possibly harvested by locals
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Arunachal Pradesh: Namdapha NP
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Arunachal Pradesh: Namdapha NP

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Biswamoyopterus biswasi Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Sciuridae Biswamoyopterus