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

Taxa
Ochotona roylei | (Ogilby, 1839)
Ochotona himalayana | Feng, 1973
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94848
Location
Countries in Assessment
Nepal
Country ISO code(s)
NPL
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Himalayan Pika
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
China, Nepal
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 forests
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
D2
Assessment rationale/justification
Restricted in area of occupancy to only one locations in South Asia. However, since the species occurs in the neighbouring region with chances of migration/recolonisation, it is downgraded by one category.
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
Threats not known for this species of habitats where it occurs
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Nepal:Eastern Nepal Sagarmatha NP
Conservation measures notes: Captive breeding programme for benign introductions
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Nepal:Eastern Nepal Sagarmatha NP

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Ochotona roylei Animalia Chordata Mammalia Lagomorpha Ochotonidae Ochotona
Ochotona himalayana Animalia Chordata Mammalia Lagomorpha Ochotonidae Ochotona