Euroscaptor micrura | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Euroscaptor micrura | (Hodgson, 1841)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327715
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
RRL Synonyms
Talpa micrurus Hodgson, 1841
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia and Nepal (Aplin et al. 2008). There are only two records and both are from the Lawachara National Park. It may also be found in other mixed evergreen forests of northeast and southeast (Khan 2008).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species is very secretive, nocturnal and fossorial. No information is available on its diet but usually it comprises of insects and their larvae, earthworm and other invertebrates (Kamruzzaman 2009, Khan 1982, 1985, 1987, 2015). It is purely a forest floor dwelling mammal.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
Only two records are known from Lawachara National Park. One by Gittins (1980) and another by Tania Khan as noted in Khan 2015. Sufficient information is not available to assess this species. Thus, it is categorized as Data Deficient.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Sharmin Akhtar
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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/
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Data Deficient in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Euroscaptor micrura Animalia Chordata Mammalia Eulipotyphla Talpidae Euroscaptor