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

Taxa
Srilankamys ohiensis | (Phillips, 1929)
Srilankamys ohiensis | Phillips, 1929
Publication
Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report
NRL Record ID
94972
Location
Countries in Assessment
Sri Lanka
Country ISO code(s)
LKA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Ohiya Rat
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Sri Lanka
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 evergreen forests, lowland montane forests
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
B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)
Assessment rationale/justification
Restricted in extent of occurrence and area of occupancy, few and fragmented locations, with major threats affecting habitat area and quality.
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
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 Monitori

Endemism
Endemic to region
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Habitat loss and degradation due to expansion of agriculture, clear-cutting, natural disasters like forest fire in Horton Plains, under growth clearing (in Knuckles Range), predation by domestic carnivores
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Sri Lanka: Central Province Horton Plains N P, Knuckles Range FR Sabaragamuwa Province Delwala FR, Sinharaja FR
Conservation measures notes: Formulation and implementation of national level legislative actions, site-based action plans in Protected Areas, research towards monitoring trends, range and numbers of population, status of the habitat, biology and ecology
Required conservation measures: Species is present in the following protected area(s): Sri Lanka: Central Province Horton Plains N P, Knuckles Range FR Sabaragamuwa Province Delwala FR, Sinharaja FR

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Srilankamys ohiensis Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Srilankamys
Srilankamys ohiensis Animalia Chordata Mammalia Rodentia Muridae Srilankamys