Millardia meltada | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals

Taxa
Millardia meltada | (Gray, 1837)
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
NRL Record ID
327700
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
Golunda meltada (Gray, 1837); Mus lenuginosus (Eliot, 1839); Mus listoni (Wroughton, 1907)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Endemic to South Asia, known from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (Molur et al. 2005). It is widely distributed throughout the country (Kamruzzaman 2009, Khan 1982, 2015).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
It is found in tropical and subtropical dry deciduous forests, tropical grasslands, irrigated croplands and grasslands with gravel, agricultural lands, water courses, embankments, dry rocky hills (Molur et al. 2005). It lives in pairs or small colonies in self-dug out burrows. It can reproduce throughout the year (Kamruzzaman 2009).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This rat is widely distributed all over the country and no visible threat exists. It does not meet any criteria to qualify threat categories. So, it is considered as Least Concern.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Habibon Naher
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
Millardia meltada Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Millardia