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

Taxa
Manis crassicaudata | É. Geoffroy, 1803
Manis crassicaudata | Gray, 1827
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94748
Location
Countries in Assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Indian Pangolin
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
South Asia
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Tropical and subtropical dry and moist deciduous forests, scrub, grasslands, and urban areas
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2005
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment status criteria
A2c+3c+4c
Assessment rationale/justification
There is a continuing decline in population due to major threats over the last three generations. Predicted decline at the same rate over the next three generations. Since the neighbouring population is also in similar situation, the threat category is re
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 and degradation due to expansion of agriculture, alteration of habitat due to plantations, non-timber plantations, increase in human settlements, construction of dams, forest fires and pest control practices. This species is harvested for loc
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes: Formulation of management action plans, national level legislative actions, public awareness and education. Research to monitor population trends, habiat status, biology and ecology of the species, extent of harvest of the species, threats. Site b
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
Manis crassicaudata Animalia Chordata Mammalia Pholidota Manidae Manis
Manis crassicaudata Animalia Chordata Mammalia Pholidota Manidae Manis