Herpestes urva | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Herpestes urva | (Hodgson, 1836)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327605
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
Corbet and Hill (1992) listed three subspecies.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It occurs in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand and Viet Nam (Duckworth and Timmins 2008). This species is rare and sparsely distributed in mixed evergreen forests of northeast and southeast (Khan 1982, 2015, Feeroz et al. 2011, 2012).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It inhabits mixed evergreen forest, near water and paddy field, forest undercover and the areas bordering forests. It is diurnal, shy and carnivorous; feeding on frogs, lizards, small birds and bird eggs and small rodents.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened
Assessment status abreviation
NT
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is only found in and around mixed evergreen forests of northeast and southeast of the country. This species does not fulfill any criteria of threatened categories, however, Area of Occupancy is less than 10,000 km2 and the population is reducing due to the gradual destruction of the habitat. Thus, it has been categorized as Near Threatened.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Mohammed Mostafa Feeroz
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
Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Herpestes urva Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Herpestidae Herpestes