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

Taxa
Euroscaptor micrura | (Hodgson, 1841)
Euroscaptor micrura | Hodgson, 1841
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94661
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bhutan
Country ISO code(s)
BTN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Himalayan Mole
Short-tailed Mole
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Bhutan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Subtropical and tropical montane forest
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2005
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened (Downlisted from Vulnerable)
Assessment status abreviation
NT°
Assessment status criteria
B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
Restricted in extent of occurrence and area of occupancy, few and fragmented locations, with major threats affecting habitat quality in the country. However, since the species occurs in the neighbouring region with chances of migration/recolonisation, it
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
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss due to expansion of agricultural lands, flooding of the Terai and Duar regions where this taxon occurs
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
Redlist Notes

This national-level assessment was based on information specific to the country, however some of the summary information listed above was taken from the broader regional-level assessments. Local variation in habitat, threats, and conservation measures may occur.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Euroscaptor micrura Animalia Chordata Mammalia Eulipotyphla Talpidae Euroscaptor
Euroscaptor micrura Animalia Chordata Mammalia Soricomorpha Talpidae Euroscaptor