Vulpes bengalensis | Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
Taxa
Vulpes bengalensis | (Shaw, 1800)
Publication
NRL Record ID
327622
Asessment status in full
Vulnerable
Assessment status abreviation
VU
Assessment rationale/justification
This species is uncommon and now restricted mainly to the northwestern part of Bangladesh, and a small population in the border of Moulvibazar. The frequencies of sighting (index of relative abundance) has declined in the past and is being declining ever more rapidly due to retribution killing by villagers. It used to occur widely in Bangladesh but that range has now become quite restricted. So the Extent of Occurrence and Area of Occupancy have declined. Therefore, it qualifies for Vulnerable category.
Assessment year
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
M. Monirul H. Khan
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|NGO
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/
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
History
Vulnerable in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vulpes bengalensis | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | Vulpes |