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

Taxa
Mus platythrix | Bennett, 1832
Mus platythrix | Bennet, 1832
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94815
Location
Countries in Assessment
India
Country ISO code(s)
IND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Brown Spiny Mouse
Spiny Field Mouse
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
India
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Tropical and sub tropical dry deciduous, scrub forest. Found in all habitats except cold desert and northeastern states
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes; See Molur et al. 2005
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
Widely distributed species. No major threats.
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
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Endemism specifics: Country Endemic
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss or degradation due to expansion of agriculture, human encroachments, pest control practices, agricultural pollution and natural calamities like fire
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Andhra Pradesh Eturnagaram WS, Gundla Brahmeshwaram WS, Kasu Brahmananda Reddy NP, Kawal WS, Manjira WS, Nagarjunasagar Srisailam TR, Pocharam WS, Sri Venkateshwara NP: Tamil Nadu Mudumulai WS
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): India: Andhra Pradesh Eturnagaram WS, Gundla Brahmeshwaram WS, Kasu Brahmananda Reddy NP, Kawal WS, Manjira WS, Nagarjunasagar Srisailam TR, Pocharam WS, Sri Venkateshwara NP: Tamil Nadu Mudumulai WS

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Mus platythrix Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Mus
Mus platythrix Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Mus